Dhaka vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dhaka	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$1697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$4149
🏠 One person rent	$106	$891
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$1673
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$485
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$1795
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	72	92
😀 Quality of life	57	87
🏙️ Population	16.8M	2.87M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 73% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 8745th and 2685th ($456 vs $1697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Bangladesh and Italy, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 5727th and 230th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Rome

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	Dhaka	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.5	$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.76	$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.21	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$5.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$1043
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$645
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$343	$2193
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$1248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$7657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$577	$3688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$4.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$9.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$2.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$59.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$69.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$80.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1449	$9800

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$446
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$303
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$387
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$324
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$290
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$342
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$310
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$315
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$312
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$304
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$362
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$338
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$311
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$347
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$339
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$356
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$341
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$348
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$319
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$343
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$520
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$349
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$355
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$346
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$342
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$346
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$354
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$399
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$325
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$360
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$357
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$323

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$916
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1604
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1351
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1425
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1363
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1049
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1698
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1261
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1332
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1024
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1011
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1104
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$964
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1339
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1092
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1067
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1056
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1166
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1324
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1066
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1294
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1298
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1231
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1173
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1285
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1321
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1328
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1280
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1516
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1151
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1337
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1293
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1230
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1347
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1065
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1090
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1527
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1229