Dhaka vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$4646
🏠 One person rent	$118	$997
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$2025
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$3603
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	72	46
😀 Quality of life	54	80
🏙️ Population	16.8M	398K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 76% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 8899th and 2367th ($430 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1932nd 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 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 2 months in Wichita. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Wichita ranked 152nd in the United States, while ranked 5971st and 552nd 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	$1.89	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$879
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$721
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$1585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$1554
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$3.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$4.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$9.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$4.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$918
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$15994

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314

Cities near Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1846
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1730
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1237
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1671
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1569
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1337
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1814
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1993
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1748
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1777
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1864
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1649
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1851
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1855
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1889
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1621
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1885
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1874
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1720
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1902
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1768
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2124
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1824
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1832
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1861
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1878
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1862
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2290
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1896
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$1946
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1855
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2322
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2259
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2437
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2325
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$1989
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1821
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2312