Dhaka vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dhaka	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$478	$2491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1155	$6085
🏠 One person rent	$150	$1494
🏘️ Family rent	$256	$2619
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$634
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.9	$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$238	$4456
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	76	92
😀 Quality of life	58	96
🏙️ Population	16.8M	548K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 81% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 8770th and 901st ($478 vs $2491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Bangladesh and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Dhaka compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 6105th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs The Hague

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	Dhaka	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.19	$21.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$15.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$6.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$4.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$4.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$1507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$101	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$300	$2710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$181	$2213
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.58%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1249	$6520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$700	$4705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$4.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$106
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.35	$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$2.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.47	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.3	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$4.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$6.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.25	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.12	$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$17	$98.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.5	$2623
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2391	$12462

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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 The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2424
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2389
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2659
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2755
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3165
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2608
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2564
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1970
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2087
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2407
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2185
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2112
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2143
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2296
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2399
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2460
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2283
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2247
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2662
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2111
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1740
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$2053
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1477
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2341
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2148
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1739
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1834
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1829
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2353
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1688