Dhaka vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$4239
🏠 One person rent	$118	$789
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$1714
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$423
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$282
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$2474
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	72	100
😀 Quality of life	54	99
🏙️ Population	16.8M	14.3M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 73% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 8899th and 3019th ($430 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Bangladesh and Japan, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 5971st and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Tokyo

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	Dhaka	Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.89	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$3.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$10251
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$5162
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$58.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$15235

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314

Cities near Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1136
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1124
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1150
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1098
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1081
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1089
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$1041
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1138
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1088
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$1033
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1107
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1111
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1103
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1128
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1084
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1104
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1105
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$1066
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1249
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1099
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1122
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1196
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1124
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1071
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1099
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1114
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$1088
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$1045
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1164
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1071
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$1084
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1089
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1169
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1164
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1109
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1103
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1090
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$1101