Dhaka vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$141	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$4008
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	73	99
😀 Quality of life	57	100
🏙️ Population	16.8M	5.45M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 82% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8829th and 649th ($464 vs $2640) 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 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6151st and 3rd 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	$2.14	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$19140

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710