Dhaka vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$2650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$5860
🏠 One person rent	$121	$1697
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$2823
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$644
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$3361
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	72	78
😀 Quality of life	54	92
🏙️ Population	16.8M	662K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 84% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 8916th and 512th ($428 vs $2650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.3 months in Vancouver. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Vancouver ranked 5th in Canada, while ranked 5968th and 100th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Vancouver

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	Dhaka	Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.9	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$6.59
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$1905
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$1486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$2487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$10997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$7402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$2.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$4.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$3.41
🧅 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	$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$5.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$3.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$65
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$1165
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$16245

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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 Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2502
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2220
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2589
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2330
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2417
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$1983
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1789
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2278
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2248
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2185
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2263
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2469
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2609
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1913
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2576
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2569
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2821
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$3091
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2263
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2866
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2784
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2901
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2491
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3229
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$2908
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3179
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2743