Dhaka vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$1437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$3392
🏠 One person rent	$141	$754
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$1279
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$450
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$1950
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	73	38
😀 Quality of life	57	80
🏙️ Population	16.8M	767K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 68% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 8829th and 4147th ($464 vs $1437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Bangladesh and Croatia, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 1.4 months in Zagreb. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 6151st and 742nd 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	$2.14	$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$9.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$3.39
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$743
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$1318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$991
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$5609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$3578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$8.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$5.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$8.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$96.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$12234

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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 Zagreb

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Velika Gorica	$1199
46 km or 29 mi	Karlovac	$1033
61 km or 38 mi	Novo Mesto	$1195
70 km or 43 mi	Bjelovar	$1113
71 km or 44 mi	Celje	$1340
87 km or 54 mi	Maribor	$1236
90 km or 56 mi	Velenje	$1383
97 km or 60 mi	Murska Sobota	$1044
109 km or 68 mi	Nagykanizsa	$817
110 km or 68 mi	Bihac	$665
110 km or 68 mi	Prijedor	$685
114 km or 71 mi	Ljubljana	$1640
128 km or 79 mi	Sanski Most	$617
129 km or 80 mi	Rijeka	$1316
132 km or 82 mi	Kranj	$1422
135 km or 84 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$845
144 km or 89 mi	Wolfsberg	$1416
146 km or 91 mi	Graz	$1685
150 km or 93 mi	Banja Luka	$920
155 km or 96 mi	Kaposvar	$802
156 km or 97 mi	Klagenfurt	$1683
168 km or 104 mi	Trieste	$1600
168 km or 104 mi	Szombathely	$823
176 km or 109 mi	Slavonski Brod	$970
179 km or 111 mi	Nova Gorica	$1081
179 km or 111 mi	Pecs	$1033
180 km or 112 mi	Izola	$1386
181 km or 113 mi	Gorizia	$1398
186 km or 116 mi	Villach	$1756
188 km or 117 mi	Piran	$1377
188 km or 117 mi	Leoben	$1378
189 km or 118 mi	Kapfenberg	$1574
195 km or 121 mi	Pula	$858
196 km or 122 mi	Zadar	$1322
208 km or 129 mi	Doboj	$669
209 km or 130 mi	Veszprem	$973
212 km or 132 mi	Udine	$1415
213 km or 132 mi	Osijek	$1072
215 km or 134 mi	Sopron	$1052
221 km or 137 mi	Szekszard	$890