Dhaka vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$2327
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$5471
🏠 One person rent	$141	$1420
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$2324
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$628
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$4437
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	73	82
😀 Quality of life	57	90
🏙️ Population	16.8M	468K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 80% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 8829th and 1213th ($464 vs $2327) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1060th 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 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Raleigh ranked 60th in the United States, while ranked 6151st and 212th 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	$2.14	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$5.91
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$1434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$1941
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$3119
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$2477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$51.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$3.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$6.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$161
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$1578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$24117

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2582
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1818
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2338
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2387
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2331
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2219
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2319
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2171
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2071
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2312
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2124
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1757
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2065
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2176
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2076
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1993
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2070
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2152
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2154
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2156
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2079
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2054
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1893
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2094
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2107
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1734
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2102
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1983
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2231
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2395
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2160
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2228
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1766