Dhaka vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$118	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$413
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	72	54
😀 Quality of life	54	54
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.49M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 36% less expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 8899th and 7055th ($430 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd in Bangladesh and Brazil, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Recife ranked 19th in Brazil, while ranked 5971st and 5998th 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	$1.89	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$14050

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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 Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$588
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$567
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$446
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$563
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$551
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$503
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$538
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$610
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$572
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$667
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$547
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$563
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$591
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$569
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$561
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$560
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$527
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$550
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$565
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$534
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$563
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$603
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$545
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$561
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$604
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$540
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$745
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$531
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$428
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$685
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$595
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509