Dhaka vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$118	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$4749
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	72	82
😀 Quality of life	54	88
🏙️ Population	16.8M	468K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 82% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 8899th and 972nd ($430 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 892nd 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 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 2 months in Raleigh. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 5971st and 221st 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	$1.89	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$21914

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682