Dhaka vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$4316
🏠 One person rent	$141	$997
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$1698
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$3587
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	73	46
😀 Quality of life	57	83
🏙️ Population	16.8M	398K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 74% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 8829th and 2697th ($464 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1945th 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 2 months in Wichita. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Wichita ranked 176th in the United States, while ranked 6151st and 560th 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	$2.14	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$59.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$729
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$1639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$1304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$1542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$1487
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$54.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$4.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$9.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$9.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$98.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$16150

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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	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302

Cities near Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1855
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1729
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1242
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1659
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1535
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1368
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1821
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1875
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1852
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1755
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1761
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1810
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1574
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1893
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1838
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1898
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1456
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1620
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1896
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1886
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1912
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1909
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1753
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2160
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1831
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1872
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1879
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1896
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1883
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2261
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1848
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$1959
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1854
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2311
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2271
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2390
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2266
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$1985
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1841
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2293