Dhaka vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dhaka	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$478	$1139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1155	$2793
🏠 One person rent	$150	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$256	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.9	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$238	$1316
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	76	85
😀 Quality of life	58	71
🏙️ Population	16.8M	5.65M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 58% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 8770th and 4898th ($478 vs $1139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Bangladesh and Russia, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Dhaka compared to 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 6105th and 3542nd 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	$2.19	$9.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$101	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$300	$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$181	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$8.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.58%	20.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1249	$4926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$700	$3068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.35	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.47	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$3.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.3	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.25	$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$1.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.12	$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$17	$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.5	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2391	$13865

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1081
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1079
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1467
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1448
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1490
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1383
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1312
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1085
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1445
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1521
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$758
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1220
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1533
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1673
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1428
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1759
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1843
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1550
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1698
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$834
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1970
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1455
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1644
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1531
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1974
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1419
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1594
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1054
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1436
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1391
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1492
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1403
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1525
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1578
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1179
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1597