Dhaka vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$5120
🏠 One person rent	$141	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$619
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$3571
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	73	95
😀 Quality of life	57	96
🏙️ Population	16.8M	985K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 80% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 8829th and 1273rd ($464 vs $2297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bangladesh and Sweden, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 1.6 months in Stockholm. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 6151st and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Stockholm

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	Dhaka	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.14	$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$7.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$5.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$1476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$2670
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$11690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$6502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$4.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$3.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$8.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$33.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$15313

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1983
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1140
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1759
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1968
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1742
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1940
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1779
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1661
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1681
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1650
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1592
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1446
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1494
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1325
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1390
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1483
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1325
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1530
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1312
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1485
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1289
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1801
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1516
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1460
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1524
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1551
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1545
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1521
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1586
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1542
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1353
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1192
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1528
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$968
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1589
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1566
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1397
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1598
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1363
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1482