Dhaka vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$118	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$4315
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	72	100
😀 Quality of life	54	100
🏙️ Population	16.8M	4.84M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 83% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8899th and 745th ($430 vs $2539) 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 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5971st and 2nd 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	$1.89	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$17957

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1668
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683