Dhaka vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$1115
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$2696
🏠 One person rent	$141	$522
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$892
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$367
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$2108
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	73	95
😀 Quality of life	57	82
🏙️ Population	16.8M	824K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 58% less expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 8829th and 4919th ($464 vs $1115) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 67th in Bangladesh and Japan, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 1.9 months in Sakai. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Sakai ranked 15th in Japan, while ranked 6151st and 639th 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	$2.14	$6.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$80.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$3852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$2557
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$4.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$4.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$54.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$43.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$13511

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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 Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$1045
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$1053
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$1044
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$1045
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1062
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$1044
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1079
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$1037
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$1041
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1237
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1064
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1100
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$1055
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$1010
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$1025
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1097
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1118
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$1060
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1099
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$1012
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$1015
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$1058
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1277
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$1063
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1091
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$992
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$1021
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$1024
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$1057
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$1068
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$1002
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1033
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$1133
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$1015
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1055
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$1088
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$1025
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$1046