Dhaka vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$3162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$7446
🏠 One person rent	$141	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$3407
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$810
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$6556
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	73	80
😀 Quality of life	57	93
🏙️ Population	16.8M	737K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 85% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 8829th and 125th ($464 vs $3162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 92nd in Bangladesh and the United States, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Seattle ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 6151st and 99th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Seattle

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	Dhaka	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.14	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$2119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$1641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$3861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$2873
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$76
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$6864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$5184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$4.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$7.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$5.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$2178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$29883

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3313
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2907
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2644
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2652
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2723
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2552
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3269
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2674
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2745
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2730
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2812
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2669
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2741
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2641
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2525
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2796
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2523
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2609
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2295
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2649
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2461
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2702
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2782
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2473
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2603
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2384
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2632
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2551
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2644
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2749
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2114