Dhaka vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$2676
🏠 One person rent	$118	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$823
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$1888
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	72	72
😀 Quality of life	54	90
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.06M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 59% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 8899th and 5132nd ($430 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 324th in Bangladesh and Japan, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 1.8 months in Sendai. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 5971st and 156th 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	$1.89	$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$5986

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Sendai

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Natori	$986
12 km or 7.2 mi	Rifu	$984
12 km or 7.5 mi	Tagajo	$984
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tomiya	$984
14 km or 8.9 mi	Shiogama	$985
18 km or 11 mi	Iwanuma	$988
20 km or 12 mi	Taiwa	$990
25 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$988
26 km or 16 mi	Watari	$991
27 km or 17 mi	Ogawara	$986
33 km or 21 mi	Kakuda	$992
34 km or 21 mi	Kami	$1001
35 km or 21 mi	Higashimatsushima	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Misato	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Osaki	$1002
37 km or 23 mi	Shiroishi	$984
42 km or 26 mi	Ishinomaki	$1013
44 km or 27 mi	Tendo	$973
45 km or 28 mi	Higashine	$983
47 km or 29 mi	Yamagata	$978
49 km or 30 mi	Murayama	$988
53 km or 33 mi	Soma	$1009
53 km or 33 mi	Kurihara	$1018
53 km or 33 mi	Sagae	$980
54 km or 34 mi	Kaminoyama	$969
55 km or 34 mi	Tome	$1021
57 km or 35 mi	Date	$985
66 km or 41 mi	Fukushima	$1008
66 km or 41 mi	Takahata	$987
67 km or 42 mi	Nan'yo	$986
70 km or 44 mi	Minamisoma	$1024
74 km or 46 mi	Shinjo	$1022
75 km or 46 mi	Nagai	$997
77 km or 48 mi	Yonezawa	$1002
77 km or 48 mi	Ichinoseki	$1028
85 km or 53 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1003
94 km or 58 mi	Kesennuma	$1035
94 km or 58 mi	Motomiya	$1016
96 km or 59 mi	Tamura	$1029
100 km or 62 mi	Oshu	$1034