Dhaka vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dhaka	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$481	$1820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1161	$4356
🏠 One person rent	$152	$968
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$1642
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.5	$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$175	$3492
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	76	46
😀 Quality of life	57	85
🏙️ Population	16.8M	398K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 74% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 8803rd and 2786th ($481 vs $1820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1921st 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 Wichita. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Wichita ranked 150th in the United States, while ranked 6218th and 462nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Wichita

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	Dhaka	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.19	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.79	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.1	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$4.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$100	$665
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$1753
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$185	$1201
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.49%	6.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1083	$1544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$611	$1474
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$55.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.31	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$5.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.65	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$6.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$5.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$5.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.4	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$9.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$4.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.87	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.11	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.8	$43.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.8	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$66.9	$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2100	$16041

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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 Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1860
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1739
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1284
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1571
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1578
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1358
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1838
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1904
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1762
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1850
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1786
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1833
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1563
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1876
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1842
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1903
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1508
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1758
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1884
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1894
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1808
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1914
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1676
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2160
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1883
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1922
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1941
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1955
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1947
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2299
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1825
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$2011
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1865
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2341
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2283
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2433
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2314
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$2039
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1833
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2328