Dhaka vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dhaka	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$478	$2562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1155	$5745
🏠 One person rent	$150	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$256	$2350
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$609
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.9	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$238	$4370
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	76	94
😀 Quality of life	58	96
🏙️ Population	16.8M	2.14M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 81% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 8770th and 791st ($478 vs $2562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Bangladesh and Australia, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Dhaka compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 6105th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Perth

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	Dhaka	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.19	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$80.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$1736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$101	$1309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$300	$2661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$181	$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.58%	5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1249	$6868
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$700	$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.35	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$5.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.47	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$9.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$3.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.3	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$25.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.25	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$70.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.12	$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$17	$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.5	$2283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2391	$17749

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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	$357
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$342
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$321
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$278
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$287
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$326
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$297
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$289
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$285
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$288
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$319
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$311
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$311
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$327
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$318
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$314
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$321
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$288
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$435
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$321
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$326
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$313
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$319
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$321
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$362
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$331
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$336
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$328
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$296

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1831
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2239
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1986
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2018
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1604
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2355
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1905
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$504
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$493
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$387
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$780
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1115
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1606
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$566
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1493
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$2065
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2179
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$416
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$358
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1896
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1813
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1933
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$386
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$450
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$428
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$437
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2543
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1834
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$499
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$500
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$402
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1913