Dhaka vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dhaka	Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person	$478	$842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1155	$2134
🏠 One person rent	$150	$422
🏘️ Family rent	$256	$747
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.9	$50.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$238	$308
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	76	47
😀 Quality of life	58	56
🏙️ Population	16.8M	2.96M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 43% less expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 8770th and 6584th ($478 vs $842) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bangladesh and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Dhaka compared to 0.4 months in Tashkent. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 6105th and 6238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Tashkent

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	Dhaka	Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.19	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$101	$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$300	$967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$181	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.58%	23.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1249	$1617
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$700	$917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.35	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.47	$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.3	$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$6.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.25	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$3.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$56.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.12	$7.94
👖 Brand Jeans	$17	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.5	$317
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2391	$10369

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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	$357
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$342
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$321
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$278
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$287
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$326
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$297
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$289
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$285
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$288
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$319
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$311
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$311
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$327
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$318
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$314
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$321
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$288
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$435
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$321
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$326
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$313
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$319
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$321
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$362
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$331
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$336
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$328
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$296

Cities near Tashkent

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Chirchiq	$759
87 km or 54 mi	Istiklol	$599
115 km or 71 mi	Shymkent	$587
117 km or 73 mi	Khujand	$576
123 km or 77 mi	Buston	$622
127 km or 79 mi	Ghafurov	$583
149 km or 92 mi	Konibodom	$610
156 km or 97 mi	Istaravshan	$645
178 km or 110 mi	Jizzakh	$568
204 km or 127 mi	Namangan	$572
226 km or 140 mi	Margilan	$669
235 km or 146 mi	Fergana	$688
238 km or 148 mi	Turkistan	$549
244 km or 152 mi	Panjakent	$704
247 km or 153 mi	Taraz	$488
254 km or 158 mi	Kentau	$535
267 km or 166 mi	Andijan	$471
267 km or 166 mi	Samarkand	$497
280 km or 174 mi	Talas	$555
306 km or 190 mi	Dushanbe	$773
308 km or 191 mi	Osh	$570
313 km or 195 mi	Toktogul	$646
314 km or 195 mi	Jalal-Abad	$609
322 km or 200 mi	Tursunzoda	$737
387 km or 241 mi	Qurghonteppa	$734
400 km or 249 mi	Qarshi	$500
443 km or 275 mi	Bukhara	$439
471 km or 292 mi	Bishkek	$789
493 km or 306 mi	Kant	$500
499 km or 310 mi	Kyzylorda	$492
510 km or 317 mi	Kunduz	$468
526 km or 327 mi	Tokmok	$636
542 km or 337 mi	Turkmenabat	$1795
544 km or 338 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$493
562 km or 349 mi	Naryn	$601
597 km or 371 mi	Puli Khumri	$447
598 km or 372 mi	Sheberghan	$470
605 km or 376 mi	Kashgar	$518
610 km or 379 mi	Artux	$514
641 km or 398 mi	Kaskelen	$899