Dhaka vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$121	$1387
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$2472
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$4493
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	72	75
😀 Quality of life	54	89
🏙️ Population	16.8M	459K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 81% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 8916th and 1277th ($428 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1122nd in Bangladesh and the United States, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 2 months in Virginia Beach. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Virginia Beach ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 5968th and 186th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dhaka	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.9	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$1145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$3108
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$2664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$2.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$7.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$4.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$1204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$18476

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2794
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2202
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2482
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2445
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2217
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2358
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2088
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2295
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2299
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2270
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2108
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2026
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2057
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2575
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1917
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2141
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2060
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2504
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2022
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2982
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2279
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2917
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2417
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3139
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2890
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2599
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2777
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2537
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2577
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3236
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2701