Dhaka vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$2581
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$6268
🏠 One person rent	$141	$1568
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$2779
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$633
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$4532
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	73	92
😀 Quality of life	57	95
🏙️ Population	16.8M	548K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 82% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 8829th and 749th ($464 vs $2581) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Bangladesh and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 6151st and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dhaka	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.14	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$93.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$7.24
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$4.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$1628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$1311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$2964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$2396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$46.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	3.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$5956
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$4459
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$3.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$33.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$4.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$4.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$125
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$2532
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$12471

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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 The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2228
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2222
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2589
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2718
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2568
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2414
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2178
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2087
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2230
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2374
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2235
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2238
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2706
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2089
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1860
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1514
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2318
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1639
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1818
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1804
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2359
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1696