Dhaka vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dhaka	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$481	$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1161	$2037
🏠 One person rent	$152	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$630
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.5	$89.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$175	$411
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	76	54
😀 Quality of life	57	65
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.49M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 40% less expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 8803rd and 6735th ($481 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th 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 0.5 months in Recife. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Recife ranked 11th in Brazil, while ranked 6218th and 5331st 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	$2.19	$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.79	$7.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.1	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$442
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$100	$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$701
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$185	$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$62.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.49%	11.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1083	$1647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$611	$944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.31	$7.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.65	$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.4	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$4.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$3.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.87	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$56.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.11	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.8	$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.8	$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$66.9	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2100	$13958

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$351
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$350
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$355
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$314
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$287
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$296
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$314
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$281
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$275
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$290
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$321
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$298
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$330
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$320
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$321
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$336
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$325
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$323
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$330
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$299
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$324
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$448
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$331
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$329
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$335
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$341
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$326
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$320
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$326
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$330
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$364
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$338
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$344
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$338
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$307

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$595
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$589
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$452
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$743
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$669
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$622
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$601
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$787
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$579
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$578
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$677
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$687
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$726
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$628
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$647
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$600
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$648
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$608
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$676
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$628
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$466
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$589
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$577
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$651
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$609
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$640
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$674
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$609
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$684
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$611
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$635
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$687
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$645
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$812
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$608
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$488
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$760
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$677
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$583