Dhaka vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$2178
🏠 One person rent	$121	$442
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$846
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	72	82
😀 Quality of life	54	67
🏙️ Population	16.8M	5.38M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 51% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 8916th and 6204th ($428 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Bangladesh and Russia, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 5968th and 3645th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Saint Petersburg

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	Dhaka	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.9	$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$2.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$6847

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$846
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$979
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1149
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$682
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1378
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$990
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1439
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1416
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1447
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1230
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$973
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1389
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1453
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$440
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1120
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1453
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1532
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1123
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1631
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1782
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1499
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1570
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$514
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1936
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1278
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1562
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1360
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2023
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1534
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1447
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$966
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1608
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1431
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1363
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1467
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1466
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1414
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1584
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1102
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1525