Dhaka vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$401
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$1010
🏠 One person rent	$118	$150
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$317
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$163
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$170
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	72	68
😀 Quality of life	54	46
🏙️ Population	16.8M	2.1M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 7% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 8899th and 8953rd ($430 vs $401) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Bangladesh and Pakistan, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Rawalpindi ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 5971st and 6500th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Rawalpindi

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	Dhaka	Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.89	$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$13.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$58
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$63.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	19.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$9.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$6.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$4.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$0.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$0.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$10.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$12.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$2.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$10.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$37.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$1075

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Rawalpindi

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Islamabad	$442
40 km or 25 mi	Wah	$382
82 km or 51 mi	Mirpur	$354
116 km or 72 mi	Mardan	$366
120 km or 75 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
135 km or 84 mi	Baramulla	$273
146 km or 90 mi	Mingora	$364
148 km or 92 mi	Gujrat	$373
151 km or 94 mi	Kohat	$379
152 km or 94 mi	Peshawar	$346
170 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$354
173 km or 107 mi	Sargodha	$458
180 km or 112 mi	Hafizabad	$380
183 km or 114 mi	Sialkot	$281
192 km or 119 mi	Jammu	$287
192 km or 119 mi	Gujranwala	$308
210 km or 130 mi	Chiniot	$389
211 km or 131 mi	Kamoke	$321
228 km or 142 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
243 km or 151 mi	Faisalabad	$306
257 km or 160 mi	Lahore	$411
258 km or 160 mi	Jalalabad	$303
269 km or 167 mi	Jhang	$292
275 km or 171 mi	Gojra	$342
276 km or 172 mi	Sahiwal	$305
277 km or 172 mi	Amritsar	$383
283 km or 176 mi	Pathankot	$355
294 km or 183 mi	Khost	$366
312 km or 194 mi	Okara	$300
346 km or 215 mi	Jalandhar	$358
355 km or 221 mi	Gardez	$386
374 km or 232 mi	Kabul	$474
382 km or 238 mi	Khanewal	$361
385 km or 239 mi	Burewala	$356
397 km or 247 mi	Ludhiana	$441
409 km or 254 mi	Multan	$392
430 km or 267 mi	Ghazni	$389
457 km or 284 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
474 km or 294 mi	Chandigarh	$369
475 km or 295 mi	Shimla	$272