Dhaka vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$1536
🏠 One person rent	$121	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$453
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$222
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	72	50
😀 Quality of life	54	48
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.57M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 23% less expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 8916th and 8203rd ($428 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 55th in Bangladesh and Iran, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 5968th and 6304th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Shiraz

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	Dhaka	Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.9	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$3.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	22.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$1277
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$1601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$2.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$1.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$3.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$4.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$5.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$5.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$15
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$98.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$23.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$2159

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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 Shiraz

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Marvdasht	$546
86 km or 54 mi	Kazerun	$537
131 km or 81 mi	Fasa	$556
134 km or 83 mi	Borazjan	$541
149 km or 93 mi	Yasuj	$489
158 km or 98 mi	Jahrom	$561
181 km or 112 mi	Bushehr	$548
247 km or 153 mi	Behbahan	$507
274 km or 171 mi	Shahreza	$527
304 km or 189 mi	Sirjan	$520
308 km or 192 mi	Yazd	$577
339 km or 210 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
342 km or 212 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$370
344 km or 214 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
348 km or 216 mi	Isfahan	$588
354 km or 220 mi	Najafabad	$545
356 km or 221 mi	Izeh	$490
357 km or 222 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$564
374 km or 232 mi	Shahin Shahr	$554
387 km or 240 mi	Qatif	$878
395 km or 246 mi	Al-Faw	$713
403 km or 251 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$547
404 km or 251 mi	Jubail	$928
416 km or 259 mi	Abadan	$557
417 km or 259 mi	Ahvaz	$588
424 km or 263 mi	Manama	$1267
427 km or 265 mi	Dammam	$989
429 km or 267 mi	Isa Town	$1226
430 km or 267 mi	Khorramshahr	$552
433 km or 269 mi	Riffa	$1218
440 km or 273 mi	Dhahran	$870
442 km or 275 mi	Kerman	$467
442 km or 275 mi	Kuwait City	$1457
444 km or 276 mi	Shushtar	$559
447 km or 278 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
448 km or 279 mi	Al Khor	$1719
451 km or 280 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
461 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
466 km or 289 mi	Basra	$879
473 km or 294 mi	Az Zubayr	$705