Dhaka vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$2477
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$5984
🏠 One person rent	$121	$1542
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$2792
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$4931
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	72	82
😀 Quality of life	54	89
🏙️ Population	16.8M	468K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 83% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 8916th and 806th ($428 vs $2477) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 719th 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 2 months in Raleigh. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Raleigh ranked 49th in the United States, while ranked 5968th and 202nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Raleigh

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	Dhaka	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.9	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$77.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$1231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$2956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$2331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$7431
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$61.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$4.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$4.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$5.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$5.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$7.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$4.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$22229

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2278
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2383
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1859
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2217
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2137
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2158
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2146
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2212
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2141
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2057
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2122
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2054
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2110
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1791
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2012
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2060
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2026
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$2110
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2094
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2162
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2076
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2105
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$1882
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1972
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1917
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2081
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2119
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1705
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2146
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2022
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2135
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2299
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2194
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2288
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1753