Dhaka vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$121	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$4399
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	72	99
😀 Quality of life	54	99
🏙️ Population	16.8M	4.84M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 85% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8916th and 312th ($428 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bangladesh and Australia, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5968th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Sydney

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	Dhaka	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.9	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$18951

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754