Dhaka vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$2841
🏠 One person rent	$118	$518
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$1006
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$2421
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	72	95
😀 Quality of life	54	80
🏙️ Population	16.8M	824K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 63% less expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 8899th and 4649th ($430 vs $1146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 70th in Bangladesh and Japan, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 2.1 months in Sakai. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Sakai ranked 16th in Japan, while ranked 5971st and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Sakai

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	Dhaka	Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.89	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$5.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$3.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$1135
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$77.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	1.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$3677
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$2734
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$30.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$3.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$57.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$28.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$42.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$67.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$8371

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314

Cities near Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$1051
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$1049
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$1047
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$1047
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1065
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$1040
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1079
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$1042
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$1047
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1242
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1074
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$1059
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$1019
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$1026
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$1065
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1101
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$1019
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$1018
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$1059
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1302
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$1062
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$998
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$1026
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$1031
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$1009
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1049
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$1142
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$1018
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1062
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$1033
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$1046