Dhaka vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$2768
🏠 One person rent	$118	$501
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$831
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$1444
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	72	19
😀 Quality of life	54	75
🏙️ Population	16.8M	630K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 62% less expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 8899th and 4672nd ($430 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 122nd in Bangladesh and Italy, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 1.3 months in Palermo. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Palermo ranked 49th in Italy, while ranked 5971st and 1060th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Palermo

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	Dhaka	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.89	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$2117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$8.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$69.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$9746

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314

Cities near Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$938
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1019
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$971
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1077
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$941
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1161
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1106
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1130
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1098
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1199
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1486
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1346
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1555
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1749
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1624
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1583
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1415
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1251
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1072
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1143
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$443
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1521
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$549
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1380
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1396
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$465
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$535
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$348
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1061
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1101
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1181
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1159