Dhaka vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$1240
🏠 One person rent	$121	$533
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$534
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$167
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$456
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	72	40
😀 Quality of life	54	48
🏙️ Population	16.8M	5.94M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 45% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8916th and 6501st ($428 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bangladesh and India, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Surat ranked 41st in India, while ranked 5968th and 6339th 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	$1.9	$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$9.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$509
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$1088
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$37.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$6.53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	8.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$881
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$5.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$2.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$14.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$14.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$42.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$55.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$1527

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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 Surat

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Navsari	$284
98 km or 61 mi	Bhavnagar	$297
131 km or 82 mi	Vadodara	$406
164 km or 102 mi	Nashik	$346
170 km or 106 mi	Nadiad	$399
189 km or 117 mi	Vasai	$288
192 km or 119 mi	Malegaon	$394
196 km or 122 mi	Godhra	$391
208 km or 130 mi	Ahmedabad	$471
209 km or 130 mi	Bhiwandi	$368
216 km or 134 mi	Kalyan	$396
222 km or 138 mi	Thane	$484
228 km or 142 mi	Gandhinagar	$424
239 km or 148 mi	Navi Mumbai	$480
244 km or 152 mi	Rajkot	$326
245 km or 152 mi	Mumbai	$716
274 km or 170 mi	Mehsana	$402
284 km or 177 mi	Jalgaon	$357
296 km or 184 mi	Aurangabad	$406
314 km or 195 mi	Pune	$519
332 km or 206 mi	Ratlam	$327
338 km or 210 mi	Porbandar	$344
356 km or 221 mi	Indore	$379
377 km or 234 mi	Ujjain	$285
389 km or 242 mi	Udaipur	$347
399 km or 248 mi	Bhuj	$295
406 km or 252 mi	Satara	$312
436 km or 271 mi	Akola	$304
499 km or 310 mi	Latur	$409
500 km or 311 mi	Bhilwara	$360
505 km or 314 mi	Solapur	$294
511 km or 318 mi	Amravati	$283
512 km or 318 mi	Sangli	$310
514 km or 320 mi	Pali	$338
518 km or 322 mi	Kolhapur	$332
521 km or 324 mi	Nanded	$335
526 km or 327 mi	Bhopal	$367
526 km or 327 mi	Ichalkaranji	$321
541 km or 336 mi	Kota	$368
570 km or 354 mi	Bijapur	$348