Dhaka vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dhaka	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$481	$2037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1161	$4310
🏠 One person rent	$152	$1265
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$1894
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.5	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$175	$3197
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	76	18
😀 Quality of life	57	85
🏙️ Population	16.8M	216K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 76% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 8803rd and 1932nd ($481 vs $2037) 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 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 1.6 months in Wellington. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 6218th and 484th 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	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$62.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.79	$9.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.1	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$100	$1103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$2025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$185	$1611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$96.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.49%	5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1083	$6316
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$611	$4074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$3.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.31	$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$7.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.65	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.4	$3.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.87	$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.11	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.8	$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.8	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$66.9	$880
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2100	$13419

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$351
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$350
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$355
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$314
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$287
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$296
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$314
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$281
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$275
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$290
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$321
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$298
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$330
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$320
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$321
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$336
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$325
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$323
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$330
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$299
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$324
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$448
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$331
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$329
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$335
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$341
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$326
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$320
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$326
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$330
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$364
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$338
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$344
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$338
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$307

Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1788
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1325
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1359
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1533
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1528
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1518
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1605
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1787
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1523
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1393
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1474
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1696
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1740
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1894
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1646
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1778
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$2156
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1623
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1579
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1261
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$2303
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1318
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1695
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2379
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2844
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1997
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2482
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1928
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$2050
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1710
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2308
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1865