Dhaka vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$1306
🏠 One person rent	$118	$202
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$429
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$203
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$62.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$1236
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	72	58
😀 Quality of life	54	62
🏙️ Population	16.8M	5.95M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 16% less expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 8899th and 8539th ($430 vs $513) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Bangladesh and India, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 2.4 months in Pune. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Pune ranked 8th in India, while ranked 5971st and 4894th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Pune

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	Dhaka	Pune
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.89	$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$542
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$354
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$18.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$28.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$9.39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	9.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$2017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$1168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$3.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$9.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$1.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$4.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$2.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$30.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$54.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$94.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$1975

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314

Cities near Pune

Distance	City	Cost of living
94 km or 58 mi	Satara	$304
106 km or 66 mi	Navi Mumbai	$480
110 km or 68 mi	Kalyan	$381
119 km or 74 mi	Mumbai	$716
119 km or 74 mi	Thane	$501
120 km or 75 mi	Bhiwandi	$362
153 km or 95 mi	Vasai	$284
165 km or 102 mi	Nashik	$333
199 km or 123 mi	Sangli	$292
206 km or 128 mi	Kolhapur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Ichalkaranji	$304
216 km or 134 mi	Aurangabad	$350
237 km or 147 mi	Solapur	$293
237 km or 147 mi	Malegaon	$378
273 km or 169 mi	Bijapur	$340
287 km or 179 mi	Navsari	$286
288 km or 179 mi	Latur	$397
303 km or 188 mi	Belgaum	$473
314 km or 195 mi	Surat	$771
330 km or 205 mi	Jalgaon	$348
338 km or 210 mi	Panjim	$401
342 km or 212 mi	Gulbarga	$250
347 km or 215 mi	Mormugao	$492
361 km or 224 mi	Margao	$430
366 km or 227 mi	Hubli	$359
373 km or 232 mi	Nanded	$315
403 km or 250 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
411 km or 255 mi	Akola	$295
426 km or 265 mi	Vadodara	$376
447 km or 278 mi	Nizamabad	$294
452 km or 281 mi	Hospet	$272
474 km or 295 mi	Godhra	$371
476 km or 296 mi	Nadiad	$382
480 km or 299 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357
486 km or 302 mi	Adoni	$366
488 km or 303 mi	Amravati	$296
501 km or 312 mi	Davanagere	$292
504 km or 313 mi	Hyderabad	$464
505 km or 314 mi	Secunderabad	$395
511 km or 318 mi	Indore	$367