Dhaka vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$2348
🏠 One person rent	$141	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$876
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$1116
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	73	82
😀 Quality of life	57	71
🏙️ Population	16.8M	5.65M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 52% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 8829th and 5813th ($464 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Bangladesh and Russia, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 6151st and 3397th 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	$2.14	$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$1172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$7.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	24.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$1.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$5.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$10534

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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	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1083
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1064
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1477
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$734
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1454
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1089
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1516
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1516
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1561
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1265
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$999
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1386
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1561
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$680
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1174
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1618
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1611
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1145
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1783
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1881
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1580
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1655
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$745
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1947
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1372
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1642
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1546
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1937
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1394
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1601
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1041
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1737
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1444
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1383
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1503
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1500
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1524
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1184
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1566