Dhaka vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$2020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$4683
🏠 One person rent	$141	$1128
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$1938
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$2219
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	73	91
😀 Quality of life	57	89
🏙️ Population	16.8M	2.75M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 77% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 8829th and 1942nd ($464 vs $2020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Bangladesh and Italy, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 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 6151st and 292nd 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	$2.14	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$5.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$1313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$865
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$2374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$1513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$8120
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$3992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$7.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$84.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$10916

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1153
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1747
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1680
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1479
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1413
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1376
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1345
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1586
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1392
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1404
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1101
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1145
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1128
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1381
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1462
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1307
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1264
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1215
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1340
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1463
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1166
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1191
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1170
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1429
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1271
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1389
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1291
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1365
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1381
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1084
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1438
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1605
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1412
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1299
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1466
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1217
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1325
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1689
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1323