Dhaka vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$3168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$7320
🏠 One person rent	$121	$2164
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$4039
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$273
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$4523
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	72	89
😀 Quality of life	54	97
🏙️ Population	16.8M	5.87M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 86% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 8916th and 81st ($428 vs $3168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bangladesh and Singapore, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 5968th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Singapore City

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	Dhaka	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.9	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$64.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$7.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$8.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$2514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$1898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$5063
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$3531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$21434
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$7782
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$82.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$2.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$4.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$4.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$28.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$4.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$72.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$27.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$1202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$28407

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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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2852
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$709
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$604
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$745
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$750
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$752
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$699
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$630
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$585
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$590
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$518
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$571
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$617
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$732
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$687
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$499
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$729
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$579
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$950
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$670
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$420
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$624
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$759
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$441
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$459
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$530
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$671
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$669
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$637