Dhaka vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$2517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$5700
🏠 One person rent	$141	$1497
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$2629
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$3732
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	73	99
😀 Quality of life	57	97
🏙️ Population	16.8M	2.15M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 82% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 8829th and 843rd ($464 vs $2517) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bangladesh and France, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 6151st and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Paris

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	Dhaka	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.14	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$7.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$1610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$1211
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$2936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$13420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$9330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$3.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$112
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$15084

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1942
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1824
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1986
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1896
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1784
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1426
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1604
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1426
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1787
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1417
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1587
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1390
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1321
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1335
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1279
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1300
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1486
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1259
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1613
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1288
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1532
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1488