Dhaka vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$990
🏠 One person rent	$141	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$305
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$161
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$271
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	73	40
😀 Quality of life	57	55
🏙️ Population	16.8M	5.94M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 34% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8829th and 7068th ($464 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Bangladesh and India, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Surat ranked 45th in India, while ranked 6151st and 6284th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Surat

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	Dhaka	Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.14	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$3.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$20.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$7.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$576
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$5.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$4.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$24.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$42.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$59.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$922

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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 Surat

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Navsari	$278
98 km or 61 mi	Bhavnagar	$291
131 km or 82 mi	Vadodara	$374
164 km or 102 mi	Nashik	$350
170 km or 106 mi	Nadiad	$375
189 km or 117 mi	Vasai	$267
192 km or 119 mi	Malegaon	$382
196 km or 122 mi	Godhra	$366
208 km or 130 mi	Ahmedabad	$442
209 km or 130 mi	Bhiwandi	$363
216 km or 134 mi	Kalyan	$399
222 km or 138 mi	Thane	$487
228 km or 142 mi	Gandhinagar	$407
239 km or 148 mi	Navi Mumbai	$503
244 km or 152 mi	Rajkot	$324
245 km or 152 mi	Mumbai	$705
274 km or 170 mi	Mehsana	$382
284 km or 177 mi	Jalgaon	$303
296 km or 184 mi	Aurangabad	$349
314 km or 195 mi	Pune	$517
332 km or 206 mi	Ratlam	$303
338 km or 210 mi	Porbandar	$330
356 km or 221 mi	Indore	$361
377 km or 234 mi	Ujjain	$264
389 km or 242 mi	Udaipur	$315
399 km or 248 mi	Bhuj	$290
406 km or 252 mi	Satara	$273
436 km or 271 mi	Akola	$297
499 km or 310 mi	Latur	$396
500 km or 311 mi	Bhilwara	$328
505 km or 314 mi	Solapur	$285
511 km or 318 mi	Amravati	$310
512 km or 318 mi	Sangli	$290
514 km or 320 mi	Pali	$305
518 km or 322 mi	Kolhapur	$309
521 km or 324 mi	Nanded	$328
526 km or 327 mi	Bhopal	$366
526 km or 327 mi	Ichalkaranji	$302
541 km or 336 mi	Kota	$333
570 km or 354 mi	Bijapur	$333