Dhaka vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dhaka	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$922
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$2016
🏠 One person rent	$106	$473
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$604
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$324
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	72	56
😀 Quality of life	57	43
🏙️ Population	16.8M	2.9M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 50% less expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 8745th and 5826th ($456 vs $922) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 0.4 months in Salvador. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Salvador ranked 44th in Brazil, while ranked 5727th and 6863rd 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	$2.5	$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.76	$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.21	$7.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$343	$541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	12.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$577	$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$53.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$6.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$7.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$7.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$73.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$299
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1449	$12057

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$446
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$303
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$387
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$324
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$290
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$342
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$310
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$315
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$312
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$304
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$362
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$338
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$311
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$347
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$339
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$356
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$341
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$348
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$319
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$343
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$520
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$349
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$355
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$346
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$342
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$346
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$354
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$399
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$325
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$360
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$357
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$323

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$680
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$674
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$701
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$635
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$592
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$620
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$494
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$438
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$606
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$634
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$566
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$595
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$525
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$611
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$597
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$577
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$462
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$550
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$634
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$610
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$444
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$436
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$583
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$651
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$621
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$615
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$612
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$587
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$580
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$606
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$576
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$504
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$645
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$573
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$657
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$619
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$631
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$601
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$711