Dhaka vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$141	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$701
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	73	95
😀 Quality of life	57	69
🏙️ Population	16.8M	11.5M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 56% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 8829th and 5192nd ($464 vs $1052) 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 0.4 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 6151st and 4142nd 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	$2.14	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$15428

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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	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666