Dhaka vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$1824
🏠 One person rent	$121	$323
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$513
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$437
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	72	56
😀 Quality of life	54	58
🏙️ Population	16.8M	2.42M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 42% less expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 8916th and 6712th ($428 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Bangladesh and Brazil, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 0.6 months in Salvador. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Salvador ranked 8th in Brazil, while ranked 5968th and 5558th 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	$1.9	$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$6.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$60.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$1184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$657
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$45.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$5.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$6.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$2.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$3.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$22.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$6.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$10964

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$301
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$271
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$380
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$295
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$256
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$339
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$290
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$279
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$296
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$335
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$309
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$342
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$335
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$353
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$336
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$311
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$336
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$461
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$343
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$340
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$334
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$338
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$338
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$408
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$298
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$390
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$356
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$317

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$599
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$604
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$602
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$606
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$591
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$545
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$579
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$471
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$406
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$640
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$670
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$529
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$538
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$502
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$602
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$542
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$611
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$427
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$519
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$597
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$583
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$414
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$412
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$582
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$630
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$553
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$589
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$610
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$575
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$557
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$551
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$545
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$495
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$573
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$556
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$585
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$573
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$583
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$608
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$610