Dhaka vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dhaka	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$2623
🏠 One person rent	$106	$486
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$869
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$347
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$674
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	72	91
😀 Quality of life	57	77
🏙️ Population	16.8M	6.26M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 58% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 8745th and 4828th ($456 vs $1075) 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 0.6 months in Santiago. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 5727th and 685th 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	$2.5	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.76	$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.21	$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$3.11
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$343	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$2369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$577	$2543
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1449	$6400

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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 Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$763
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$862
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$743
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$699
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$785
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$828
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$825
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1044
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$854
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$888
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$781
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$730
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$450
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$433
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$451
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$450
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$724
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$429
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$768
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$816
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$680
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$747
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$693
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$761
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$782
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$356
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$753
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$686
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$870
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$439
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$794
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$757
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$418
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$776
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$771
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$760
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$368
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$440