Dhaka vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$1578
🏠 One person rent	$118	$259
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$520
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$189
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$205
😷 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 27% less expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 8899th and 7787th ($430 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th in Bangladesh and Iran, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 0.3 months in Shiraz. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 5971st and 6352nd 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	$1.89	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$3.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$278
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$430
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$22.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	22.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$1218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$1406
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$2.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$1.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$2.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$9.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$0.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$5.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$6.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$2.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$97.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$2161

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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 Shiraz

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Marvdasht	$563
86 km or 54 mi	Kazerun	$557
131 km or 81 mi	Fasa	$548
134 km or 83 mi	Borazjan	$546
149 km or 93 mi	Yasuj	$529
158 km or 98 mi	Jahrom	$547
181 km or 112 mi	Bushehr	$551
247 km or 153 mi	Behbahan	$536
274 km or 171 mi	Shahreza	$502
304 km or 189 mi	Sirjan	$514
308 km or 192 mi	Yazd	$573
339 km or 210 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
342 km or 212 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$397
344 km or 214 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
348 km or 216 mi	Isfahan	$523
354 km or 220 mi	Najafabad	$502
356 km or 221 mi	Izeh	$525
357 km or 222 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$510
374 km or 232 mi	Shahin Shahr	$507
387 km or 240 mi	Qatif	$897
395 km or 246 mi	Al-Faw	$736
403 km or 251 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$552
404 km or 251 mi	Jubail	$901
416 km or 259 mi	Abadan	$547
417 km or 259 mi	Ahvaz	$597
424 km or 263 mi	Manama	$1280
427 km or 265 mi	Dammam	$1056
429 km or 267 mi	Isa Town	$1243
430 km or 267 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
433 km or 269 mi	Riffa	$1223
440 km or 273 mi	Dhahran	$1068
442 km or 275 mi	Kerman	$464
442 km or 275 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
444 km or 276 mi	Shushtar	$562
447 km or 278 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
448 km or 279 mi	Al Khor	$1709
451 km or 280 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
461 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
466 km or 289 mi	Basra	$904
473 km or 294 mi	Az Zubayr	$723