Dhaka vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$1237
🏠 One person rent	$141	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$200
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$59.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$490
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	73	58
😀 Quality of life	57	62
🏙️ Population	16.8M	5.95M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 10% less expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 8829th and 8553rd ($464 vs $517) 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 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 0.9 months in Pune. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Pune ranked 9th in India, while ranked 6151st and 5617th 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	$2.14	$4.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$436
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$17.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$27.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$9.06
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	9.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$2151
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$1102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$2.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$6.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$6.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$1.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$19.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$2.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$2540

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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	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302

Cities near Pune

Distance	City	Cost of living
94 km or 58 mi	Satara	$273
106 km or 66 mi	Navi Mumbai	$503
110 km or 68 mi	Kalyan	$399
119 km or 74 mi	Mumbai	$705
119 km or 74 mi	Thane	$487
120 km or 75 mi	Bhiwandi	$363
153 km or 95 mi	Vasai	$267
165 km or 102 mi	Nashik	$350
199 km or 123 mi	Sangli	$290
206 km or 128 mi	Kolhapur	$309
213 km or 132 mi	Ichalkaranji	$302
216 km or 134 mi	Aurangabad	$349
237 km or 147 mi	Solapur	$285
237 km or 147 mi	Malegaon	$382
273 km or 169 mi	Bijapur	$333
287 km or 179 mi	Navsari	$278
288 km or 179 mi	Latur	$396
303 km or 188 mi	Belgaum	$463
314 km or 195 mi	Surat	$705
330 km or 205 mi	Jalgaon	$303
338 km or 210 mi	Panjim	$398
342 km or 212 mi	Gulbarga	$251
347 km or 215 mi	Mormugao	$476
361 km or 224 mi	Margao	$422
366 km or 227 mi	Hubli	$355
373 km or 232 mi	Nanded	$328
403 km or 250 mi	Bhavnagar	$291
411 km or 255 mi	Akola	$297
426 km or 265 mi	Vadodara	$374
447 km or 278 mi	Nizamabad	$305
452 km or 281 mi	Hospet	$266
474 km or 295 mi	Godhra	$366
476 km or 296 mi	Nadiad	$375
480 km or 299 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353
486 km or 302 mi	Adoni	$383
488 km or 303 mi	Amravati	$310
501 km or 312 mi	Davanagere	$295
504 km or 313 mi	Hyderabad	$470
505 km or 314 mi	Secunderabad	$398
511 km or 318 mi	Indore	$361