Dhaka vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dhaka	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$2220
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$4783
🏠 One person rent	$106	$1400
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$2268
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$2523
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	72	17
😀 Quality of life	57	85
🏙️ Population	16.8M	419K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 79% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 8745th and 1237th ($456 vs $2220) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Bangladesh and New Zealand, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 1.1 months in Wellington. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Wellington ranked 4th in New Zealand, while ranked 5727th and 293rd 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	$2.5	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.76	$68.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.21	$9.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$7.23
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$1345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$1207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$343	$2438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$1957
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	6.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$7994
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$577	$7037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$6.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$5.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$3.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$23.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$31.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$762
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1449	$13015

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$446
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$303
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$387
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$324
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$290
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$342
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$310
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$315
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$312
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$304
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$362
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$338
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$311
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$347
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$339
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$356
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$341
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$348
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$319
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$343
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$520
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$349
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$355
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$346
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$342
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$346
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$354
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$399
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$325
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$360
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$357
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$323

Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1887
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1777
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1744
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1679
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1579
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1230
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1365
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1500
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1454
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1113
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1346
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1207
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1800
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1563
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1200
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1701
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1524
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1754
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1842
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1643
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1994
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1960
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$2279
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1885
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1664
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1398
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1388
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$1925
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1353
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1430
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$1998
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2741
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1461
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2348
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1648
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1903
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1691
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2203
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1597