Dhaka vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dhaka	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$478	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1155	$4674
🏠 One person rent	$150	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$256	$1801
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.9	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$238	$4112
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	76	81
😀 Quality of life	58	91
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.43M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 77% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 8770th and 1833rd ($478 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1452nd 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 0.5 months in Dhaka compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs San Antonio ranked 39th in the United States, while ranked 6105th and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dhaka	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.19	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$101	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$300	$1860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$181	$1400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$75.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.58%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1249	$4488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$700	$1816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.35	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.47	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.3	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$9.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.25	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$4.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.12	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$17	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.5	$1365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2391	$19123

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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	$357
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$342
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$321
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$278
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$287
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$326
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$297
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$289
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$285
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$288
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$319
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$311
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$311
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$327
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$318
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$314
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$321
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$288
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$435
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$321
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$326
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$313
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$319
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$321
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$362
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$331
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$336
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$328
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$296

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2093
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2105
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2120
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2125
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2168
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$1944
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2475
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2149
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2110
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2003
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1857
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1903
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1005
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1722
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2070
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1855
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1897
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1708
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1010
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$796
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1950
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1843
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2066
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2093
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2519
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2261
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2107
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1860
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2064
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2093