Dhaka vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$955
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$2402
🏠 One person rent	$121	$447
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$365
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	72	94
😀 Quality of life	54	62
🏙️ Population	16.8M	6.21M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 55% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 8916th and 5959th ($428 vs $955) 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 0.7 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 5968th and 4932nd 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	$1.9	$6.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$850
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	10.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$2041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$1135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$53.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$8.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$1.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$4.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$61.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$10815

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$773
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$636
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$652
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$808
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$591
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$600
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$578
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$675
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$500
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$549
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$563
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$647
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$649
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$461
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$513
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$596
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$635
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$620
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$520
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$664
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$623
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$585
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$629
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$618
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$532
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$537
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$609
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$543
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$618
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$617
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$593
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$622
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$542
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$631
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$618
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$515
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$463
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$666
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$585