Dhaka vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$7212
🏠 One person rent	$121	$1829
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$3413
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$707
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$6392
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	72	80
😀 Quality of life	54	92
🏙️ Population	16.8M	737K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 85% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 8916th and 206th ($428 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 168th 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 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 5968th and 102nd 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	$1.9	$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$8.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$28179

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2512
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3091
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2301
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3229
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2784
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2489
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2743
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2821
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2655
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2512
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2491
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2819
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2449
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2172
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2569
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2348
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2655
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2774
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2417
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2576
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2307
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2534
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2435
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2609
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2577
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2263