Dhaka vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dhaka	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$481	$1940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1161	$4660
🏠 One person rent	$152	$1122
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$1887
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$537
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.5	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$175	$3317
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	54 km
🎓 Higher education	76	86
😀 Quality of life	57	91
🏙️ Population	16.8M	518K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 75% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 8803rd and 2232nd ($481 vs $1940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 144th in Bangladesh and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 1.7 months in Sheffield. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Sheffield ranked 27th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6218th and 177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Sheffield

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	Dhaka	Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.19	$20.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$86.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.79	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.1	$6
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$1015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$100	$833
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$1725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$185	$1474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$49.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.49%	4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1083	$4981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$611	$2791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$3.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$87
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.31	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$3.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.65	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$7.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.4	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$20.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.87	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$86
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.11	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.8	$74.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.8	$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$66.9	$1257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2100	$24899

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Cities near Dhaka

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

Cities near Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1631
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1567
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1558
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1874
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1708
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1861
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1857
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1882
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1925
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1866
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1904
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$1991
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1741
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$2087
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$2002
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1841
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1787
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2365
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1733
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1891
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1827
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$2080
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$2055
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$2033
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1974
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1427
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1818
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1855
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1857
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1730
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1519
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1770
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$2079
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$2025
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1915
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1496
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1900
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1674
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$2046
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1871