Dhaka vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$121	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$477
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	72	95
😀 Quality of life	54	63
🏙️ Population	16.8M	11.5M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 58% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 8916th and 5616th ($428 vs $1012) 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 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 5968th and 4573rd 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	$1.9	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$13135

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629