Dhaka vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dhaka	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$1598
🏠 One person rent	$106	$511
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$523
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$1509
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	72	62
😀 Quality of life	57	44
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.27M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 48% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 8745th and 6110th ($456 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Bangladesh and South Africa, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 5727th and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Soweto

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	Dhaka	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.5	$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.76	$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.21	$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$343	$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$577	$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1449	$2867

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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 Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$908
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$776
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$889
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$637
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$755
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$631
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$783
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$751
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$845
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$746
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$701
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$866
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$682
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$719
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$631
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$656
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$633
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$603
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$558
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$739
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$535
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$447
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$605
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$511
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$753
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$511
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$554
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$978
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1084
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$780
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$550
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$952