Dhaka vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dhaka	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$1150
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$2781
🏠 One person rent	$106	$511
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$876
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$417
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$1381
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	72	19
😀 Quality of life	57	76
🏙️ Population	16.8M	668K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 60% less expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 8745th and 4566th ($456 vs $1150) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 114th in Bangladesh and Italy, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 1.2 months in Palermo. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Palermo ranked 33rd in Italy, while ranked 5727th and 799th 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	$2.5	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.76	$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.21	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$4.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$530
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$345
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$343	$844
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	4.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$1691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$577	$1030
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$6.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$71.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1449	$6883

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$446
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$303
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$387
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$324
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$290
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$342
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$310
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$315
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$312
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$304
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$362
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$338
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$311
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$347
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$339
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$356
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$341
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$348
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$319
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$343
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$520
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$349
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$355
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$346
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$342
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$346
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$354
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$399
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$325
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$360
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$357
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$323

Cities near Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$979
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1050
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$983
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1027
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$927
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1163
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1120
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1122
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$936
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1103
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1329
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1583
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1469
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1338
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1608
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1670
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1708
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1657
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1278
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1372
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1530
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1017
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1324
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$418
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1527
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$596
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1347
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1430
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1337
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$466
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$514
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$355
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1285
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1280
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1065
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1294
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1321
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1298
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1307