Dhaka vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$3629
🏠 One person rent	$118	$944
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$1530
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$2731
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	72	72
😀 Quality of life	54	78
🏙️ Population	16.8M	7.01M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 74% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8899th and 2911th ($430 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5971st and 733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Riyadh

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	Dhaka	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.89	$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$10598

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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 Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$969
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$861
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$1068
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1056
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$901
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$897
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1223
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1243
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1779
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1709
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$846
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$736
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$551
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$547
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$904
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$905
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$546
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$672
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1215
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$557
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$536
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$582
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$597
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$979
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$589
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$683
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$902
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$547
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$529