Dhaka vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dhaka	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$481	$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1161	$3907
🏠 One person rent	$152	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$1435
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$558
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.5	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$175	$2900
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	76	38
😀 Quality of life	57	88
🏙️ Population	16.8M	549K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 72% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 8803rd and 3269th ($481 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 113th in Bangladesh and Canada, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Quebec City ranked 28th in Canada, while ranked 6218th and 332nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Quebec City

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	Dhaka	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.19	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.79	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.1	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$863
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$100	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$185	$1244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.49%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1083	$8196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$611	$2969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.31	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.65	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.4	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.87	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.11	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.8	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.8	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$66.9	$719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2100	$7052

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$351
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$350
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$355
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$314
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$287
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$296
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$314
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$281
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$275
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$290
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$321
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$298
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$330
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$320
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$321
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$336
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$325
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$323
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$330
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$299
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$324
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$448
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$331
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$329
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$335
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$341
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$326
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$320
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$326
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$330
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$364
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$338
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$344
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$338
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$307

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1685
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1024
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1466
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1180
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1434
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1399
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1451
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1506
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1104
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1254
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1526
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1458
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1341
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1142
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1838
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1846
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1852
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1897
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1918
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1923
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2080
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1928
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1862
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2047
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1940
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1934