Dhaka vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dhaka	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$606
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$1711
🏠 One person rent	$106	$206
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$464
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$264
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$197
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	72	50
😀 Quality of life	57	52
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.57M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 25% less expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 8745th and 7596th ($456 vs $606) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th 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 0.3 months in Shiraz. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 5727th and 6176th 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	$2.5	$3.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.76	$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.21	$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$0.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$343	$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$30.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	21.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$1181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$577	$1561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$2.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$1.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$3.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$5.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$0.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$2.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$5.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$93.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1449	$2132

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$446
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$303
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$387
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$324
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$290
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$342
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$310
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$315
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$312
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$304
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$362
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$338
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$311
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$347
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$339
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$356
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$341
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$348
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$319
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$343
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$520
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$349
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$355
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$346
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$342
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$346
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$354
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$399
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$325
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$360
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$357
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$323

Cities near Shiraz

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Marvdasht	$604
86 km or 54 mi	Kazerun	$606
131 km or 81 mi	Fasa	$890
134 km or 83 mi	Borazjan	$621
149 km or 93 mi	Yasuj	$561
158 km or 98 mi	Jahrom	$798
181 km or 112 mi	Bushehr	$646
247 km or 153 mi	Behbahan	$541
274 km or 171 mi	Shahreza	$531
304 km or 189 mi	Sirjan	$604
308 km or 192 mi	Yazd	$575
339 km or 210 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$544
342 km or 212 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$387
344 km or 214 mi	Rafsanjan	$530
348 km or 216 mi	Isfahan	$599
354 km or 220 mi	Najafabad	$538
356 km or 221 mi	Izeh	$522
357 km or 222 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$569
374 km or 232 mi	Shahin Shahr	$561
387 km or 240 mi	Qatif	$868
395 km or 246 mi	Al-Faw	$710
403 km or 251 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$543
404 km or 251 mi	Jubail	$910
416 km or 259 mi	Abadan	$543
417 km or 259 mi	Ahvaz	$559
424 km or 263 mi	Manama	$1375
427 km or 265 mi	Dammam	$1005
429 km or 267 mi	Isa Town	$1327
430 km or 267 mi	Khorramshahr	$540
433 km or 269 mi	Riffa	$1285
440 km or 273 mi	Dhahran	$959
442 km or 275 mi	Kerman	$457
442 km or 275 mi	Kuwait City	$1424
444 km or 276 mi	Shushtar	$549
447 km or 278 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
448 km or 279 mi	Al Khor	$1810
451 km or 280 mi	Bandar Abbas	$758
461 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1256
466 km or 289 mi	Basra	$875
473 km or 294 mi	Az Zubayr	$698