Dhaka vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dhaka	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$2974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$7082
🏠 One person rent	$106	$1895
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$3327
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$708
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$6506
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	72	80
😀 Quality of life	57	90
🏙️ Population	16.8M	737K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 85% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 8745th and 145th ($456 vs $2974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 120th 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 19th in the United States, while ranked 5727th and 125th 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	$2.5	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.76	$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.21	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$8.28
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$2036
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$1598
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$343	$3765
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$2858
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$9273
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$577	$5449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$96.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$4.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$4.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$6.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$177
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$1999
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1449	$29730

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$446
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$303
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$387
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$324
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$290
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$342
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$310
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$315
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$312
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$304
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$362
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$338
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$311
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$347
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$339
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$356
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$341
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$348
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$319
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$343
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$520
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$349
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$355
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$346
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$342
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$346
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$354
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$399
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$325
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$360
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$357
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$323

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2814
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3345
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2920
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2514
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2507
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3118
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2157
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3262
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2728
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2463
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2729
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2837
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2651
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2549
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2750
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2313
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2827
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2663
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2585
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2597
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2604
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2830
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2652
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2733
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2593
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2461
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2585
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2402
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2546
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2500
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2576
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2588
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2255
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2451
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2470
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2210