Dhaka vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$5897
🏠 One person rent	$121	$1551
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$2665
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$626
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$3590
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	72	86
😀 Quality of life	54	94
🏙️ Population	16.8M	2.79M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 83% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 8916th and 656th ($428 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Bangladesh and Canada, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 5968th and 52nd 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	$1.9	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$18156

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2332
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2472
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2618
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2398
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2127
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2266
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2597
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2086
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1635
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2297
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2143
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1975
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2154
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1971
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1885
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1543
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2012
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1762
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$1798
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$1873
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1853
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2267
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1999
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1884
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2018
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$2095
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2051
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2029
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$1964
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2041
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$2038
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$1986
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$2017
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2009
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2007
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1814
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2074
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2046
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2085