Dhaka vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dhaka	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$478	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1155	$2467
🏠 One person rent	$150	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$256	$956
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.9	$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$238	$512
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	76	8
😀 Quality of life	58	55
🏙️ Population	16.8M	77.6K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 53% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 8770th and 5497th ($478 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bangladesh and Thailand, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Dhaka compared to 0.5 months in Phuket. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Phuket ranked 9th in Thailand, while ranked 6105th and 6330th 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	$2.19	$5.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$40.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$9.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$101	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$300	$1157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$181	$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$96.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.58%	5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1249	$3728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$700	$2603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.35	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.47	$19.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.3	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.25	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.12	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$17	$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.5	$565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2391	$13979

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$784
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$836
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$806
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$582
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$788
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$747
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$616
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$588
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$735
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$592
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$545
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$429
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$762
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$720
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$439
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$555
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$677
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$453
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$449
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$567
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$449
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$678
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$787
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$459
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$470
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$809
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$839
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$743
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$741
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$718
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$783
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$992