Dhaka vs Tallinn - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Tallinn
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$1601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$3833
🏠 One person rent	$141	$807
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$1402
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$82.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$1941
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	73	57
😀 Quality of life	57	87
🏙️ Population	16.8M	458K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 71% less expensive than in Tallinn. Cities ranked 8829th and 3511th ($464 vs $1601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bangladesh and Estonia, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Estonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 1.2 months in Tallinn. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Tallinn ranked 1st in Estonia, while ranked 6151st and 345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Tallinn

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	Dhaka	Tallinn
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.14	$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$86.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$6.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$732
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$1341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$983
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$199
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$311
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$5392
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$3509
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$9.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$6.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$80.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$110
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$8113

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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 Tallinn

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Maardu	$1372
78 km or 48 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1737
83 km or 51 mi	Helsinki	$1947
86 km or 53 mi	Espoo	$1937
92 km or 57 mi	Rakvere	$999
95 km or 59 mi	Raseborg	$1566
97 km or 60 mi	Vantaa	$1881
98 km or 61 mi	Lohja	$1383
109 km or 67 mi	Tuusula	$1655
109 km or 68 mi	Kerava	$1611
115 km or 71 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1642
117 km or 72 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1783
118 km or 73 mi	Parnu	$1184
118 km or 73 mi	Porvoo	$1561
129 km or 80 mi	Viljandi	$1041
133 km or 83 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1546
138 km or 86 mi	Salo	$1589
144 km or 89 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1089
144 km or 90 mi	Riihimaki	$1394
163 km or 102 mi	Tartu	$1174
168 km or 104 mi	Kotka	$1516
171 km or 106 mi	Kaarina	$1521
171 km or 107 mi	Sillamae	$1064
175 km or 108 mi	Hameenlinna	$1444
178 km or 111 mi	Turku	$1545
179 km or 111 mi	Lahti	$1618
185 km or 115 mi	Raisio	$1524
185 km or 115 mi	Kuressaare	$1192
186 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1516
193 km or 120 mi	Kouvola	$1561
196 km or 122 mi	Narva	$1083
207 km or 129 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
215 km or 133 mi	Valmiera	$928
235 km or 146 mi	Sastamala	$1476
235 km or 146 mi	Tampere	$1422
237 km or 147 mi	Nokia	$1437
243 km or 151 mi	Ylojarvi	$1438
259 km or 161 mi	Rauma	$1353
262 km or 163 mi	Lappeenranta	$1454
271 km or 168 mi	Jamsa	$1503