Dhaka vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$533
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$1272
🏠 One person rent	$141	$235
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$392
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$22.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$181
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	73	1
😀 Quality of life	57	25
🏙️ Population	16.8M	63.4K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 13% less expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 8829th and 8428th ($464 vs $533) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bangladesh and Kiribati, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 0.3 months in South Tarawa. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 6151st and 8954th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs South Tarawa

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	Dhaka	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.14	$3.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$280
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	12.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$1457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$926
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$6.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$4.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$7.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$18.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$3.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$66.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$3644

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302

Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1496
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1502
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$733
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$684
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$683
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1417
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1419
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$1882
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$596
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$997
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$1884
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$818
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$836
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$751
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$753
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1811
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1807
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1878
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$1022
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$548
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$566
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$532
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1437
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2406
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$2786
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1513
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$507
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1503
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1683
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2825
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1710
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1798
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2700
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2065
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2637