Dhaka vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$2280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$5399
🏠 One person rent	$118	$1407
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$2721
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$2766
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	72	80
😀 Quality of life	54	91
🏙️ Population	16.8M	568K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 81% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 8899th and 1194th ($430 vs $2280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Bangladesh and Canada, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 1.2 months in Surrey. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Surrey ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 5971st and 122nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Surrey

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	Dhaka	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.89	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$69.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$1405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$1196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$2952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$2383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	6.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$9496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$8417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$122
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$2.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$3.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$84
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$862
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$12026

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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 Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2495
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2317
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2021
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2488
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2093
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2466
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1719
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2121
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2093
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2047
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2023
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2692
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2598
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2589
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2785
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2973
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2625
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1810
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2718
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2882
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3239
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3015
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2462
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3273
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2759
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2606