Dhaka vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dhaka	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$478	$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1155	$2240
🏠 One person rent	$150	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$256	$841
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.9	$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$238	$589
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	76	44
😀 Quality of life	58	64
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.4M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 49% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 8770th and 6046th ($478 vs $935) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bangladesh and Mongolia, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Dhaka compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 6105th and 5297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Dhaka	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.19	$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$101	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$300	$962
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$181	$710
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.58%	8.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1249	$1954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$700	$961
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.35	$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.47	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.3	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$9.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.25	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$75.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.12	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$17	$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.5	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2391	$8817

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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 Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$904
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$739
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$778
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$776
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$863
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$656
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$1039
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$721
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$693
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$578
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$665
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1426
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$691
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$658
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$676
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$568
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$820
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$789
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$680
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$639
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$684
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$607
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$577
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$629
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$594
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$593
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$618
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$503
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$570
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$509
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$653
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$492
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$580
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$433
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$722
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$594
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$627
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1108
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$460
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$672