Dhaka vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$118	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$372
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	72	95
😀 Quality of life	54	62
🏙️ Population	16.8M	6.21M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 53% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 8899th and 5954th ($430 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 5971st and 4857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Dhaka	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.89	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$92.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$1118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$7.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$6.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$10819

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562