Dhaka vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dhaka Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$481
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1161
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$152
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$260
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.5
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$1272
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
76
73
😀 Quality of life
57
74
🏙️ Population
16.8M
1.06M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 52% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 8803rd and 5585th ($481 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 415th in Bangladesh and Japan, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 6218th and 2145th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Sendai

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Dhaka Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.19
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.2
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.79
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.1
$3.84
 Cappuccino
$2.29
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$100
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$185
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.1
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.49%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1083
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$611
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.31
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.65
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.4
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.11
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.87
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.1
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.08
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.8
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.8
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2100
$5002

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi Narayanganj
$351
38 km or 24 mi Narsingdi
$350
77 km or 48 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
90 km or 56 mi Agartala
$355
113 km or 70 mi Barisal
$314
115 km or 71 mi Mymensingh
$287
132 km or 82 mi Khulna
$296
135 km or 84 mi Jessore
$314
164 km or 102 mi Bogra
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rajshahi
$281
196 km or 122 mi Krishnanagar
$275
199 km or 124 mi Sylhet
$327
207 km or 129 mi Shantipur
$290
213 km or 132 mi Chittagong
$358
221 km or 137 mi Naihati
$321
222 km or 138 mi Berhampore
$298
223 km or 139 mi Bhatpara
$330
224 km or 139 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$320
226 km or 141 mi Chandannagar
$321
228 km or 142 mi Rajarhat
$336
229 km or 142 mi Madhyamgram
$325
234 km or 145 mi Barrackpore
$323
234 km or 146 mi North Dumdum
$330
235 km or 146 mi Balurghat
$299
236 km or 147 mi Serampore
$324
236 km or 147 mi Aizawl
$448
236 km or 147 mi Panihati
$331
238 km or 148 mi Kamarhati
$329
238 km or 148 mi South Dumdum
$335
238 km or 148 mi Bidhannagar
$341
239 km or 149 mi Baranagar
$326
239 km or 149 mi Uttarpara
$320
241 km or 150 mi Bally
$326
247 km or 154 mi Howrah
$330
248 km or 154 mi Kolkata
$364
248 km or 154 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$338
254 km or 158 mi Rangpur
$307
255 km or 159 mi Shillong
$344
259 km or 161 mi Barasat
$338
265 km or 165 mi Bardhaman
$307

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022