Dhaka vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$808
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$2232
🏠 One person rent	$118	$418
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$991
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$315
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$22.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$947
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	72	26
😀 Quality of life	54	57
🏙️ Population	16.8M	88.3K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 47% less expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 8899th and 6407th ($430 vs $808) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Bangladesh and Fiji, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Fiji comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 1.2 months in Suva. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 5971st and 5598th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Suva

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	Dhaka	Suva
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.89	$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$36.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$6.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$579
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$1407
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$782
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$61.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	7.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$1297
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$805
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$4.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$7.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$8.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$26
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$13
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$67.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$13954

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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 Suva

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nasinu	$810
114 km or 71 mi	Nadi	$977
118 km or 73 mi	Lautoka	$660
745 km or 463 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
755 km or 469 mi	Mua	$1002
1072 km or 666 mi	Vaiaku	$661
1073 km or 667 mi	Funafuti	$659
1073 km or 667 mi	Port Vila	$1938
1112 km or 691 mi	Manase	$644
1145 km or 711 mi	Apia	$647
1233 km or 766 mi	Luganville	$1946
1328 km or 825 mi	Dumbea	$1604
1332 km or 827 mi	Noumea	$1652
1335 km or 830 mi	Paita	$1604
1997 km or 1241 mi	Whangarei	$1213
2086 km or 1296 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
2112 km or 1312 mi	Auckland	$1968
2121 km or 1318 mi	Waitakere	$1709
2125 km or 1320 mi	Manukau	$1736
2148 km or 1335 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
2180 km or 1355 mi	Auki	$1401
2185 km or 1358 mi	Tauranga	$1652
2206 km or 1371 mi	Hamilton	$1506
2216 km or 1377 mi	Honiara	$1411
2234 km or 1388 mi	Rotorua	$1182
2253 km or 1400 mi	South Tarawa	$514
2283 km or 1419 mi	Gisborne	$1524
2297 km or 1427 mi	Taupo	$1418
2306 km or 1433 mi	Avarua	$1011
2325 km or 1445 mi	Yaren	$669
2364 km or 1469 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
2379 km or 1478 mi	Napier	$1433
2397 km or 1490 mi	Hastings	$1144
2446 km or 1520 mi	Whanganui	$1457
2486 km or 1545 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
2553 km or 1586 mi	Masterton	$1253
2554 km or 1587 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
2578 km or 1602 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
2580 km or 1603 mi	Porirua	$1607
2589 km or 1608 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751