Dhaka vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$2094
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$5008
🏠 One person rent	$121	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$2171
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$3950
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	72	93
😀 Quality of life	54	95
🏙️ Population	16.8M	548K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 80% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 8916th and 1613th ($428 vs $2094) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Bangladesh and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 1.9 months in The Hague. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 5968th and 35th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dhaka	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.9	$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$1339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$1020
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$1799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$3777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$4.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$71.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$25.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$7.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$89.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$2052
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$9165

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$301
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$271
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$380
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$295
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$256
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$339
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$290
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$279
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$296
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$335
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$309
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$342
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$335
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$353
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$336
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$311
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$336
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$461
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$343
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$340
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$334
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$338
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$338
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$408
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$298
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$390
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$356
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$317

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1991
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2228
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2373
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2859
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2184
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2180
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2375
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2064
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1750
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2072
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2076
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2046
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1865
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$1968
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1782
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1412
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$1831
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1762
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1709
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1921
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1611