Dhaka vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$3328
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$7867
🏠 One person rent	$141	$2171
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$3805
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$6208
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	73	100
😀 Quality of life	57	96
🏙️ Population	16.8M	690K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 86% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 8829th and 73rd ($464 vs $3328) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 58th 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 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Washington ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 6151st and 26th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Washington

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	Dhaka	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.14	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$8.68
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$2374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$1874
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$4381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$3331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$70.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$6387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$4905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$98.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$3.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$5.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$16.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$5.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$4.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$4.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$196
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$35
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$72.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$2676
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$24065

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3054
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2919
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2710
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2563
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2355
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2612
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2495
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2338
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2697
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2509
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2773
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2506
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3275
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2601
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2788
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2693
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2755
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2940
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2450
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2288
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2323
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2339
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1845
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$3069
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2255
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2066
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2400
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1949