Dhaka vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$7449
🏠 One person rent	$118	$1896
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$3549
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$746
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$6742
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	72	80
😀 Quality of life	54	91
🏙️ Population	16.8M	737K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 86% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 8899th and 158th ($430 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 140th 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 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Seattle ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 5971st and 98th 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	$1.89	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$7.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$29407

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093