Dhaka vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$1737
🏠 One person rent	$118	$293
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$374
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	72	56
😀 Quality of life	54	57
🏙️ Population	16.8M	2.42M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 39% less expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 8899th and 6861st ($430 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th in Bangladesh and Brazil, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 0.5 months in Salvador. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Salvador ranked 7th in Brazil, while ranked 5971st and 5641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Salvador

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	Dhaka	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.89	$5.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$6.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$59.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$91.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$8.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$8.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$10392

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$565
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$564
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$538
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$540
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$530
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$542
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$490
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$444
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$565
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$527
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$510
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$512
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$560
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$522
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$567
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$517
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$591
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$428
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$531
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$551
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$667
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$531
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$610
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$572
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$547
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$547
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$534
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$503
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$548
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$529
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$545
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$554
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677