Dhaka vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$2954
🏠 One person rent	$121	$650
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$1100
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$1684
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	72	38
😀 Quality of life	54	77
🏙️ Population	16.8M	767K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 66% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 8916th and 4447th ($428 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Bangladesh and Croatia, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 5968th and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Zagreb

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	Dhaka	Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.9	$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$3.19
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$852
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$4189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$3073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$10598

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$301
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$271
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$380
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$295
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$256
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$339
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$290
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$279
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$296
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$335
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$309
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$342
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$335
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$353
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$336
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$311
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$336
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$461
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$343
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$340
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$334
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$338
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$338
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$408
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$298
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$390
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$356
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$317

Cities near Zagreb

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Velika Gorica	$1142
46 km or 29 mi	Karlovac	$926
61 km or 38 mi	Novo Mesto	$1147
70 km or 43 mi	Bjelovar	$999
71 km or 44 mi	Celje	$1146
87 km or 54 mi	Maribor	$1143
90 km or 56 mi	Velenje	$1217
97 km or 60 mi	Murska Sobota	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Nagykanizsa	$790
110 km or 68 mi	Bihac	$618
110 km or 68 mi	Prijedor	$663
114 km or 71 mi	Ljubljana	$1500
128 km or 79 mi	Sanski Most	$566
129 km or 80 mi	Rijeka	$1174
132 km or 82 mi	Kranj	$1270
135 km or 84 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$814
144 km or 89 mi	Wolfsberg	$1397
146 km or 91 mi	Graz	$1764
150 km or 93 mi	Banja Luka	$802
155 km or 96 mi	Kaposvar	$745
156 km or 97 mi	Klagenfurt	$1770
168 km or 104 mi	Trieste	$1362
168 km or 104 mi	Szombathely	$789
176 km or 109 mi	Slavonski Brod	$808
179 km or 111 mi	Nova Gorica	$1188
179 km or 111 mi	Pecs	$851
180 km or 112 mi	Izola	$1361
181 km or 113 mi	Gorizia	$1247
186 km or 116 mi	Villach	$1674
188 km or 117 mi	Piran	$1347
188 km or 117 mi	Leoben	$1424
189 km or 118 mi	Kapfenberg	$1485
195 km or 121 mi	Pula	$1061
196 km or 122 mi	Zadar	$1265
208 km or 129 mi	Doboj	$641
209 km or 130 mi	Veszprem	$883
212 km or 132 mi	Udine	$1366
213 km or 132 mi	Osijek	$890
215 km or 134 mi	Sopron	$860
221 km or 137 mi	Szekszard	$780