Dhaka vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$1991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$4487
🏠 One person rent	$121	$1094
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$3539
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	72	95
😀 Quality of life	54	96
🏙️ Population	16.8M	985K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 78% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 8916th and 1883rd ($428 vs $1991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Bangladesh and Sweden, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 1.8 months in Stockholm. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 5968th and 17th 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	$1.9	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$7.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$4.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$1349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$863
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$1592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$10247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$5552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$98.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$40.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$24
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$7335

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1628
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1730
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1586
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1638
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1637
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1644
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1602
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1604
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1460
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1460
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1274
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1338
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1164
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1285
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1463
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1275
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1347
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1209
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1363
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1510
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1593
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1259
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1544
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1415
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1591
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1546
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1417
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1331
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1151
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$923
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1571
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1525
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1267
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1468
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1325
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1328