Dhaka vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dhaka	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$478	$2003
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1155	$4295
🏠 One person rent	$150	$1243
🏘️ Family rent	$256	$1875
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.9	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$238	$3056
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	76	18
😀 Quality of life	58	84
🏙️ Population	16.8M	216K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 76% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 8770th and 2013th ($478 vs $2003) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Bangladesh and New Zealand, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Dhaka compared to 1.5 months in Wellington. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 6105th and 485th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Wellington

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	Dhaka	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.19	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$7.34
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$101	$1062
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$300	$1957
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$181	$1575
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$53.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.58%	5.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1249	$7032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$700	$3790
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.35	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$7.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.47	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$5.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.3	$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$3.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.25	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.12	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$17	$81.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.5	$1020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2391	$13757

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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	$357
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$342
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$321
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$278
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$287
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$326
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$297
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$289
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$285
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$288
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$319
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$311
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$311
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$327
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$318
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$314
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$321
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$288
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$435
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$321
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$326
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$313
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$319
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$321
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$362
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$331
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$336
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$328
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$296

Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1869
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1803
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1751
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1709
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1248
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1440
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1395
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1469
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1400
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1503
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1261
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1653
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1705
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1475
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1259
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1424
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1647
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1660
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1800
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1530
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1553
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1752
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$2100
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1745
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1567
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1507
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1239
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$2232
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1282
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1695
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2354
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2844
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1995
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2481
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1911
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$2040
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1709
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2364
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1844