Dhaka vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$118	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$3493
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	72	94
😀 Quality of life	54	93
🏙️ Population	16.8M	664K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 82% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 8899th and 1038th ($430 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Bangladesh and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 5971st and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Rotterdam

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	Dhaka	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.89	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$10730

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514