Dhaka vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dhaka	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$478	$1972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1155	$4629
🏠 One person rent	$150	$1099
🏘️ Family rent	$256	$1926
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$525
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.9	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$238	$2041
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	76	91
😀 Quality of life	58	91
🏙️ Population	16.8M	2.75M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 76% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 8770th and 2104th ($478 vs $1972) 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 0.5 months in Dhaka compared to 1 months in Rome. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 6105th and 134th 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	$2.19	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$63.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$6.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$101	$861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$300	$2194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$181	$1571
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.58%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1249	$8628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$700	$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.35	$19.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$5.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.47	$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.3	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$6.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.25	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$107
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.12	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$17	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.5	$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2391	$14156

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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	$357
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$342
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$321
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$278
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$287
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$326
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$297
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$289
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$285
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$288
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$319
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$311
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$311
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$327
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$318
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$314
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$321
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$288
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$435
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$321
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$326
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$313
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$319
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$321
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$362
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$331
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$336
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$328
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$296

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1179
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1779
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1707
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1512
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1425
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1417
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1400
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1683
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1436
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1367
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1166
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1173
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1322
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1474
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1421
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1316
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1212
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1383
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1473
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1296
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1217
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1215
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1395
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1240
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1407
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1346
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1429
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1385
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1645
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1048
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1480
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1570
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1413
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1305
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1476
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1201
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1431
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1685
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1330