Dhaka vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$5212
🏠 One person rent	$141	$1408
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$2484
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$2682
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	73	79
😀 Quality of life	57	92
🏙️ Population	16.8M	568K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 80% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 8829th and 1272nd ($464 vs $2297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th in Bangladesh and Canada, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 1.2 months in Surrey. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Surrey ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 6151st and 146th 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	$2.14	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$5.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$2.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$1406
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$1198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$2473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$2211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$99.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$68.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	5.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$9695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$8527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$3.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$123
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$2.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$5.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$3.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$8.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$84.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$60
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$98.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$869
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$12061

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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 Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2412
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2325
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$1952
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2457
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2172
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2379
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2443
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1791
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2144
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2114
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2079
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2414
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2644
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2603
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2649
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2669
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2723
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2730
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1812
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2674
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2907
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3269
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3162
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2525
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3313
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2812
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2741