Dhaka vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$4931
🏠 One person rent	$121	$1336
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$2192
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$560
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$4224
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	72	81
😀 Quality of life	54	91
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.43M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 80% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 8916th and 1380th ($428 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1203rd in Bangladesh and the United States, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 1.9 months in San Antonio. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs San Antonio ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 5968th and 118th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs San Antonio

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	Dhaka	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.9	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$6.34
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$1053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$2336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$6015
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$2228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$3.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$3.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$1127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$10912

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2155
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2177
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2226
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2071
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2473
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2250
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2145
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2194
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2231
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2006
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2037
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$734
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1749
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2186
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1885
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$2024
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1856
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$765
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$545
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1890
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1764
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2223
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2143
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2734
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2248
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1798
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2080
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2137