Dhaka vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$1750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$4293
🏠 One person rent	$121	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$1751
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$1885
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	72	92
😀 Quality of life	54	86
🏙️ Population	16.8M	2.75M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 76% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 8916th and 2722nd ($428 vs $1750) 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 0.7 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 5968th and 294th 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	$1.9	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$5.57
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$1322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$7363
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$4.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$123
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$513
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$10781

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$928
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1654
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1492
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1427
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1316
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1400
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1324
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1277
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1061
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1058
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1117
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1168
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1424
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1268
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1034
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1129
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1188
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1340
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1148
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1301
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1259
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1294
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1249
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1601
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1212
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1449
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1342
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1199
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1208
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1240
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1632
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1262