Dhaka vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$746
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$1937
🏠 One person rent	$141	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$427
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	73	54
😀 Quality of life	57	60
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.49M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 38% less expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 8829th and 6884th ($464 vs $746) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th in Bangladesh and Brazil, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Recife ranked 20th in Brazil, while ranked 6151st and 5911th 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	$2.14	$4.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$6.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$384
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$606
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$1420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$822
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$54.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$16281

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$561
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$559
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$416
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$618
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$579
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$575
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$726
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$545
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$566
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$634
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$631
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$691
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$580
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$604
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$583
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$615
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$563
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$623
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$588
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$434
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$555
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$538
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$611
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$562
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$590
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$630
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$639
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$571
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$591
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$644
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$621
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$600
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$758
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$569
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$456
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$713
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$637
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$544