Dhaka vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$3464
🏠 One person rent	$141	$924
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$1552
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$493
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$832
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	73	8
😀 Quality of life	57	63
🏙️ Population	16.8M	24.7K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 71% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 8829th and 3601st ($464 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bangladesh and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 6151st and 5581st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Victoria

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	Dhaka	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.14	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$3.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$818
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$1449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$137
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	14.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$447
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$3.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$92.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$64.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$153
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$8213

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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	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$715
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1624
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1207
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1207
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$724
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$476
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$548
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$822
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$834
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$831
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$692
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$727
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$774
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$596
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$842
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$812
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$799
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$609
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1535
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$567
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1546
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$552
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1561
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1590
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1560
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1641
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1561
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1751
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1576
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1595
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1445
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$493
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1168
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$421
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$533
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$694
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$549
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$420