Dhaka vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$2937
🏠 One person rent	$121	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$801
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	72	91
😀 Quality of life	54	78
🏙️ Population	16.8M	6.26M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 64% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 8916th and 4604th ($428 vs $1200) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bangladesh and Chile, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 5968th and 705th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Santiago

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	Dhaka	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.9	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$7298

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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 Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$854
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$957
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$800
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$752
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$844
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$922
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$905
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$908
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1135
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$932
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$959
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$903
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$788
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$608
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$599
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$609
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$602
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$849
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$441
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$881
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$894
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$658
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$819
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$649
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$852
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$853
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$729
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$798
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$734
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$922
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$852
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$650
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$743
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$630
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$836
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$823
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$824
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$613
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$534