Dhaka vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dhaka	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$478	$2682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1155	$6170
🏠 One person rent	$150	$1646
🏘️ Family rent	$256	$2782
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$710
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.9	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$238	$4542
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	76	54
😀 Quality of life	58	87
🏙️ Population	16.8M	525K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 82% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 8770th and 605th ($478 vs $2682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 533rd in Bangladesh and the United States, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Dhaka compared to 1.7 months in Sacramento. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Sacramento ranked 109th in the United States, while ranked 6105th and 347th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dhaka	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.19	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$1781
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$101	$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$300	$2832
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$181	$2335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$66
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.58%	6.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1249	$4948
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$700	$3517
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.35	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$3.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.47	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$5.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.3	$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$3.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.25	$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$4.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$3.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.12	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$17	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.5	$1488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2391	$20438

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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 Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2600
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2631
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2671
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2722
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2793
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2978
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2918
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2768
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2732
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2660
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2911
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2667
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2815
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3204
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2710
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3091
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3318
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2771
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2161
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2980
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2374
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3179
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2962
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3017
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3431
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2804
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2748
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2905
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2393
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2796
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2677
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2668
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2900
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3050
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2088
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2893
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2906
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3873
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2848