Dhaka vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$907
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$2342
🏠 One person rent	$121	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$1015
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$408
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	72	43
😀 Quality of life	54	55
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.4M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 53% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 8916th and 6109th ($428 vs $907) 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 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 5968th and 5802nd 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	$1.9	$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$1.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$1391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$1637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$7.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$5.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$68.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$4.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$154
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$7750

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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 Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$875
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$568
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$741
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$575
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$617
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$629
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$1005
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$677
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$684
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$581
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$644
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1380
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$676
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$646
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$637
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$447
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$806
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$729
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$605
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$648
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$602
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$561
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$619
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$574
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$573
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$601
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$603
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$570
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$515
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$628
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$502
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$577
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$589
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$760
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$537
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$623
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1067
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$629
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$594