Dhaka vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dhaka	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$1997
🏠 One person rent	$106	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$603
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$626
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	72	54
😀 Quality of life	57	43
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.66M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 40% less expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 8745th and 6515th ($456 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st in Bangladesh and Brazil, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 0.8 months in Recife. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Recife ranked 42nd in Brazil, while ranked 5727th and 6854th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Recife

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	Dhaka	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.5	$4.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.76	$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.21	$7.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$1.74
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$431
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$343	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$84.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$1724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$577	$1068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$5.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$5.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$5.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$8.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$347
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1449	$19214

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$446
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$303
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$387
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$324
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$290
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$342
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$310
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$315
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$312
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$304
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$362
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$338
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$311
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$347
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$339
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$356
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$341
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$348
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$319
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$343
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$520
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$349
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$355
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$346
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$342
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$346
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$354
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$399
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$325
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$360
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$357
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$323

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$659
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$636
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$466
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$711
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$657
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$614
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$601
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$670
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$504
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$539
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$615
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$612
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$651
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$580
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$610
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$598
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$609
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$593
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$611
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$462
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$634
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$567
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$606
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$576
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$596
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$600
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$631
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$611
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$619
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$598
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$619
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$635
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$814
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$436
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$444
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$745
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$618
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$525