Dhaka vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$2915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$5968
🏠 One person rent	$121	$1781
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$2749
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$832
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$3918
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	72	53
😀 Quality of life	54	89
🏙️ Population	16.8M	140K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 85% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 8916th and 204th ($428 vs $2915) 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 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 5968th and 189th 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	$1.9	$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$11.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$1809
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$1626
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$2822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$2552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$68.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	8.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$6498
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$5311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$4.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$77.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$3.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$3.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$5.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$21.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$37.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$71.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$47.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$112
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$155
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$6167

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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 Reykjavik

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	Kopavogur	$2371
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Hafnarfjorur	$2602
38 km or 24 mi	Keflavik	$2091
247 km or 153 mi	Akureyri	$2300
795 km or 494 mi	Torshavn	$1913
1204 km or 748 mi	Inverness	$1830
1230 km or 764 mi	Elgin	$1459
1300 km or 808 mi	Derry	$1491
1309 km or 813 mi	Greenock	$1599
1321 km or 821 mi	Aberdeen	$1701
1325 km or 823 mi	Perth	$1647
1328 km or 825 mi	Stirling	$1625
1331 km or 827 mi	Paisley	$1793
1333 km or 828 mi	Alloa	$1710
1337 km or 831 mi	Glasgow	$2013
1339 km or 832 mi	Dundee	$1545
1340 km or 833 mi	Omagh	$1650
1341 km or 833 mi	Cumbernauld	$1767
1342 km or 834 mi	Irvine	$1573
1348 km or 838 mi	East Kilbride	$1818
1349 km or 838 mi	Kilmarnock	$1470
1351 km or 839 mi	Dunfermline	$1724
1353 km or 841 mi	Hamilton	$1793
1357 km or 843 mi	Ayr	$1420
1360 km or 845 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1704
1365 km or 848 mi	Livingston	$1744
1372 km or 852 mi	Edinburgh	$2246
1382 km or 859 mi	Newtownabbey	$1767
1387 km or 862 mi	Belfast	$1830
1390 km or 864 mi	Bangor	$1467
1391 km or 864 mi	Lisburn	$1805
1401 km or 871 mi	Alesund	$1657
1413 km or 878 mi	Galway	$2427
1425 km or 886 mi	Dundalk	$1930
1431 km or 889 mi	Dumfries	$1390
1433 km or 891 mi	Nuuk	$2125
1441 km or 895 mi	Molde	$1969
1454 km or 903 mi	Kristiansund	$1752
1455 km or 904 mi	Drogheda	$2492
1455 km or 904 mi	Bergen	$2161