Dhaka vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$118	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$581
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	72	95
😀 Quality of life	54	65
🏙️ Population	16.8M	11.5M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 56% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 8899th and 5654th ($430 vs $976) 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 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 5971st and 4281st 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	$1.89	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$14254

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611