Dhaka vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dhaka	Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person	$478	$3205
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1155	$6762
🏠 One person rent	$150	$1954
🏘️ Family rent	$256	$2956
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$904
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.9	$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$238	$4423
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	76	53
😀 Quality of life	58	88
🏙️ Population	16.8M	139K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 85% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 8770th and 119th ($478 vs $3205) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bangladesh and Iceland, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Dhaka compared to 1.4 months in Reykjavik. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 6105th and 258th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Reykjavik

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	Dhaka	Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.19	$28.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$97.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$20
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$13.4
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$6.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$2129
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$101	$1743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$300	$3328
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$181	$2660
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$52.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$80.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.58%	8.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1249	$7748
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$700	$6175
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$5.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.35	$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$4.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$3.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$6.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.47	$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$24.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$44.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$5.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.3	$3.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$23.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.25	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$5.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$3.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$90.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$19.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$92.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.12	$47.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$17	$146
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47	$178
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.5	$472
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2391	$30029

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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	$357
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$342
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$321
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$278
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$287
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$326
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$297
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$289
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$285
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$288
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$319
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$311
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$311
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$327
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$318
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$314
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$321
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$288
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$435
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$321
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$326
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$313
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$319
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$321
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$362
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$331
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$336
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$328
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$296

Cities near Reykjavik

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	Kopavogur	$3092
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Hafnarfjorur	$3106
38 km or 24 mi	Keflavik	$2581
247 km or 153 mi	Akureyri	$2921
795 km or 494 mi	Torshavn	$2017
1204 km or 748 mi	Inverness	$2005
1230 km or 764 mi	Elgin	$1523
1300 km or 808 mi	Derry	$1646
1309 km or 813 mi	Greenock	$1647
1321 km or 821 mi	Aberdeen	$1806
1325 km or 823 mi	Perth	$1640
1328 km or 825 mi	Stirling	$1835
1331 km or 827 mi	Paisley	$1885
1333 km or 828 mi	Alloa	$1842
1337 km or 831 mi	Glasgow	$2114
1339 km or 832 mi	Dundee	$1593
1340 km or 833 mi	Omagh	$1763
1341 km or 833 mi	Cumbernauld	$1611
1342 km or 834 mi	Irvine	$1704
1348 km or 838 mi	East Kilbride	$1878
1349 km or 838 mi	Kilmarnock	$1600
1351 km or 839 mi	Dunfermline	$1750
1353 km or 841 mi	Hamilton	$1831
1357 km or 843 mi	Ayr	$1586
1360 km or 845 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1794
1365 km or 848 mi	Livingston	$1760
1372 km or 852 mi	Edinburgh	$2295
1382 km or 859 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820
1387 km or 862 mi	Belfast	$1878
1390 km or 864 mi	Bangor	$1485
1391 km or 864 mi	Lisburn	$1923
1401 km or 871 mi	Alesund	$2021
1413 km or 878 mi	Galway	$3003
1425 km or 886 mi	Dundalk	$2264
1431 km or 889 mi	Dumfries	$1456
1433 km or 891 mi	Nuuk	$2508
1441 km or 895 mi	Molde	$2101
1454 km or 903 mi	Kristiansund	$1944
1455 km or 904 mi	Drogheda	$2518
1455 km or 904 mi	Bergen	$2336