Dhaka vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dhaka	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$478	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1155	$5273
🏠 One person rent	$150	$1374
🏘️ Family rent	$256	$2201
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.9	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$238	$4362
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	76	82
😀 Quality of life	58	89
🏙️ Population	16.8M	468K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 79% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 8770th and 1363rd ($478 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1143rd 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 0.5 months in Dhaka compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Raleigh ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 6105th and 219th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dhaka	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.19	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$5.64
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$1531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$101	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$300	$2619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$181	$1754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.58%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1249	$3898
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$700	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.35	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.47	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$4.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.3	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$9.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.25	$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.12	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$17	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.5	$1475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2391	$24243

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2483
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2280
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2300
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2241
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2063
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2133
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2116
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1842
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2016
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2089
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2212
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2059
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1775
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2027
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2073
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2045
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1909
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2007
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2200
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1863
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2070
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2105
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2007
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1849
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2075
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2031
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1851
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1904
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2003
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2295
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2375
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2129
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2204
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1729