Dhaka vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$2572
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$6077
🏠 One person rent	$121	$1546
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$2651
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$653
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$4802
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	72	89
😀 Quality of life	54	90
🏙️ Population	16.8M	653K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 83% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 8916th and 662nd ($428 vs $2572) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 590th in Bangladesh and the United States, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 1.9 months in Portland. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Portland ranked 32nd in the United States, while ranked 5968th and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Portland

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	Dhaka	Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.9	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$71.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$1292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$2860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$2275
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$60.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$3653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$3326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$3.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$4.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$4.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$5.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$3.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$17.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$11.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$3.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$189
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$32.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$60.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$1700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$16661

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$301
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$271
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$380
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$295
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$256
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$339
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$290
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$279
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$296
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$335
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$309
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$342
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$335
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$353
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$336
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$311
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$336
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$461
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$343
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$340
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$334
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$338
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$338
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$408
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$298
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$390
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$356
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$317

Cities near Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2298
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2289
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2215
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2245
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2372
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2288
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2246
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2363
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2293
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2035
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2212
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2121
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2234
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2212
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2406
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2482
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2092
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2109
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2019
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2155
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2577
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1974
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2252
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2534
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2435
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2307
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2589
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2417
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1778
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2774
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2655
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2348
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2797
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2449
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2172
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1908
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2819
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2512
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2489