Dhaka vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dhaka	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$2965
🏠 One person rent	$106	$484
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$1625
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$28.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$545
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	72	7
😀 Quality of life	57	55
🏙️ Population	16.8M	77.6K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 48% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 8745th and 6130th ($456 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Bangladesh and Thailand, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 0.6 months in Phuket. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 5727th and 5986th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Phuket

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	Dhaka	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.5	$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.76	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.21	$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$2.74
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$343	$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$66.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$577	$2078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$8.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$4.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$672
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1449	$13219

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$653
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$739
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$697
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$554
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$642
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$650
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$496
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$520
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$642
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$487
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$702
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$453
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$443
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$544
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$566
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$578
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$472
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$638
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$403
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$550
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$500
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$483
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$571
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$614
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$653
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$665
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$553
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$582
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$614
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743