Dhaka vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$2453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$5408
🏠 One person rent	$118	$1480
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$2344
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$602
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$3141
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	72	86
😀 Quality of life	54	93
🏙️ Population	16.8M	2.79M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 82% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 8899th and 861st ($430 vs $2453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Bangladesh and Canada, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 1.3 months in Toronto. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 5971st and 59th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Toronto

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	Dhaka	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.89	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$1577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$2556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$74.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$9200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$7455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$1130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$17118

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2267
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2370
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2291
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$1946
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2142
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2432
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1554
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2185
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2017
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1861
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1899
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1554
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2009
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2021
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2089
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1849
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1783
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2056
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1977
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2183
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2056
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2145
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1910
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2082
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1990
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2101
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1680
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2097
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2081
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2095