Dhaka vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$1163
🏠 One person rent	$118	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$463
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$166
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$44.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$444
😷 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 44% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8899th and 6559th ($430 vs $771) 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 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Surat ranked 48th in India, while ranked 5971st and 6336th 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	$1.89	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$3.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$22.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$7.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	8.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$637
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$2.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$4.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$8.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$0.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$18.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$2.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$2.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$46.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$49.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$1261

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314

Cities near Surat

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Navsari	$286
98 km or 61 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
131 km or 82 mi	Vadodara	$376
164 km or 102 mi	Nashik	$333
170 km or 106 mi	Nadiad	$382
189 km or 117 mi	Vasai	$284
192 km or 119 mi	Malegaon	$378
196 km or 122 mi	Godhra	$371
208 km or 130 mi	Ahmedabad	$452
209 km or 130 mi	Bhiwandi	$362
216 km or 134 mi	Kalyan	$381
222 km or 138 mi	Thane	$501
228 km or 142 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
239 km or 148 mi	Navi Mumbai	$480
244 km or 152 mi	Rajkot	$311
245 km or 152 mi	Mumbai	$716
274 km or 170 mi	Mehsana	$389
284 km or 177 mi	Jalgaon	$348
296 km or 184 mi	Aurangabad	$350
314 km or 195 mi	Pune	$513
332 km or 206 mi	Ratlam	$311
338 km or 210 mi	Porbandar	$333
356 km or 221 mi	Indore	$367
377 km or 234 mi	Ujjain	$298
389 km or 242 mi	Udaipur	$310
399 km or 248 mi	Bhuj	$288
406 km or 252 mi	Satara	$304
436 km or 271 mi	Akola	$295
499 km or 310 mi	Latur	$397
500 km or 311 mi	Bhilwara	$340
505 km or 314 mi	Solapur	$293
511 km or 318 mi	Amravati	$296
512 km or 318 mi	Sangli	$292
514 km or 320 mi	Pali	$324
518 km or 322 mi	Kolhapur	$307
521 km or 324 mi	Nanded	$315
526 km or 327 mi	Bhopal	$363
526 km or 327 mi	Ichalkaranji	$304
541 km or 336 mi	Kota	$339
570 km or 354 mi	Bijapur	$340