Dhaka vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dhaka	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$478	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1155	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$150	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$256	$954
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.9	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$238	$843
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	76	96
😀 Quality of life	58	75
🏙️ Population	16.8M	11.5M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 58% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 8770th and 4918th ($478 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bangladesh and Brazil, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Dhaka compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 6105th and 1670th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Sao Paulo

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	Dhaka	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.19	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$101	$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$300	$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$181	$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.58%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1249	$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$700	$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.35	$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.47	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.3	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.25	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.12	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$17	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.5	$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2391	$15990

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$783
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$765
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$700
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$793
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$737
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$716
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$720
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$848
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$722
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$752
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$723
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$710
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$673
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$728
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$901
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$700
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$716
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$720