Dhaka vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dhaka	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$481	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1161	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$152	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.5	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$175	$4145
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	76	99
😀 Quality of life	57	98
🏙️ Population	16.8M	5.45M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 83% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8803rd and 348th ($481 vs $2844) 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 6218th 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	$2.19	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.79	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.1	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$100	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$185	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.49%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1083	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$611	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.31	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.65	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.4	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.87	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.11	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.8	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.8	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$66.9	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2100	$21946

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$351
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$350
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$355
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$314
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$287
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$296
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$314
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$281
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$275
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$290
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$321
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$298
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$330
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$320
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$321
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$336
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$325
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$323
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$330
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$299
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$324
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$448
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$331
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$329
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$335
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$341
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$326
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$320
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$326
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$330
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$364
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$338
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$344
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$338
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$307

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864