Dhaka vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dhaka	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$481	$2317
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1161	$5372
🏠 One person rent	$152	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$2327
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.5	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$175	$4411
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	76	82
😀 Quality of life	57	89
🏙️ Population	16.8M	468K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 79% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 8803rd and 1246th ($481 vs $2317) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1054th 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 64th in the United States, while ranked 6218th and 245th 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	$2.19	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.79	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.1	$5.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$6.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$1562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$100	$1149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$2603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$185	$1919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.49%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1083	$3603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$611	$2208
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.31	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$3.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.65	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$5.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$5.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.4	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.87	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$137
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.11	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.8	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.8	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$66.9	$1374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2100	$24650

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2470
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1831
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2278
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2313
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2242
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2109
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2111
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1943
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2123
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2081
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1750
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2036
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2088
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2057
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1917
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2030
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2202
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1987
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2079
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2001
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1847
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2080
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1814
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1963
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1969
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2211
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2378
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2126
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1736