Dhaka vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dhaka	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$4464
🏠 One person rent	$106	$1251
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$1909
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$484
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$3795
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	72	94
😀 Quality of life	57	93
🏙️ Population	16.8M	592K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 77% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 8745th and 1756th ($456 vs $2013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Bangladesh and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 1.9 months in Rotterdam. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Rotterdam ranked 3rd in the Netherlands, while ranked 5727th and 54th 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	$2.5	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.76	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.21	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$1267
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$343	$1849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$1585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$40.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	3.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$5063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$577	$3486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$4.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$9.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$4.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$20.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$1521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1449	$12166

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$1890
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1804
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$1886
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1873
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$1836
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2205
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2000
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1741
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1822
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1832
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2055
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1854
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2135
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2465
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$1877
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$1939
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1833
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2545
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$1894
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2092
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1498
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$1981
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1876
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1919
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1897
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1647
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2001
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1841
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1376
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1965
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1650
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$1756
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1631
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1818
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1909
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1539
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1971
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1413
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1413