Dhaka vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$776
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$1871
🏠 One person rent	$121	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$531
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$552
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	72	54
😀 Quality of life	54	40
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.49M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 45% less expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 8916th and 6539th ($428 vs $776) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th 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 0.7 months in Recife. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Recife ranked 71st in Brazil, while ranked 5968th and 6967th 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	$1.9	$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$15.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	11.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$1568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$7.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$7.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$48.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$18289

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$301
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$271
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$380
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$295
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$256
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$339
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$290
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$279
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$296
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$335
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$309
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$342
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$335
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$353
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$336
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$311
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$336
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$461
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$343
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$340
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$334
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$338
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$338
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$408
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$298
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$390
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$356
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$317

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$587
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$532
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$413
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$610
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$585
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$551
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$542
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$669
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$495
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$535
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$589
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$610
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$630
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$557
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$583
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$553
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$597
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$530
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$614
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$602
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$427
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$670
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$523
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$640
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$545
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$567
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$583
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$599
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$573
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$570
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$595
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$606
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$591
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$717
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$412
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$414
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$664
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$580
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$502