Dhaka vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dhaka	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$7903
🏠 One person rent	$106	$2366
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$4375
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$686
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$5439
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	72	87
😀 Quality of life	57	91
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.39M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 87% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 8745th and 26th ($456 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd 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 1.6 months in San Diego. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs San Diego ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 5727th and 107th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dhaka	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.5	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.76	$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.21	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$8.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$2498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$2064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$343	$4740
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$3919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$73.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$11408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$577	$8035
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$71.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$22.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$3.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$4.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$4.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$79.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$129
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$95.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$1701
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1449	$18429

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3051
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2907
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2844
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2969
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2868
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2867
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2910
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1184
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2784
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2879
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1032
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1029
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2884
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2722
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3046
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2732
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3094
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2709
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2597
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$3070
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3155
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2751
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2684
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2681
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2803
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$2461
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2755
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2637
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$1027
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2730
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3513
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$2957
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2960
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3180
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2944
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2879
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2609
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2606