Dhaka vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$996
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$2359
🏠 One person rent	$118	$434
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$758
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$973
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	72	56
😀 Quality of life	54	51
🏙️ Population	16.8M	39K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 57% less expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 8899th and 5524th ($430 vs $996) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Bangladesh and the Palestine, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs the Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 1 months in Ramallah. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Ramallah ranked 1st in the Palestine, while ranked 5971st and 6159th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Ramallah

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	Dhaka	Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.89	$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$43.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$5.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$317
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$93.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$39.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$1126
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$2.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$5.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$4.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$68.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$74.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$4230

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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 Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$905
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1556
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$1891
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2123
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$1931
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$877
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$1811
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$761
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$762
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2156
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$1834
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$1931
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$1884
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$2145
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$1902
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$813
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$552
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$2138
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1782
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1511