Dhaka vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dhaka	Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$2882
🏠 One person rent	$106	$637
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$1061
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$399
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$1443
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	72	38
😀 Quality of life	57	75
🏙️ Population	16.8M	767K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 63% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 8745th and 4330th ($456 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.2 months in Zagreb. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 5727th and 983rd 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	$2.5	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.76	$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.21	$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$3.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$473
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$343	$1109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$800
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$4564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$577	$3182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$5.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$44.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1449	$10009

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$446
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$303
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$387
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$324
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$290
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$342
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$310
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$315
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$312
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$304
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$362
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$338
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$311
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$347
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$339
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$356
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$341
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$348
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$319
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$343
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$520
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$349
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$355
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$346
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$342
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$346
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$354
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$399
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$325
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$360
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$357
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$323

Cities near Zagreb

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Velika Gorica	$1100
46 km or 29 mi	Karlovac	$997
61 km or 38 mi	Novo Mesto	$1058
70 km or 43 mi	Bjelovar	$913
71 km or 44 mi	Celje	$1081
87 km or 54 mi	Maribor	$1133
90 km or 56 mi	Velenje	$1197
97 km or 60 mi	Murska Sobota	$929
109 km or 68 mi	Nagykanizsa	$682
110 km or 68 mi	Bihac	$558
110 km or 68 mi	Prijedor	$517
114 km or 71 mi	Ljubljana	$1438
128 km or 79 mi	Sanski Most	$503
129 km or 80 mi	Rijeka	$1102
132 km or 82 mi	Kranj	$1274
135 km or 84 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$762
144 km or 89 mi	Wolfsberg	$1321
146 km or 91 mi	Graz	$1658
150 km or 93 mi	Banja Luka	$742
155 km or 96 mi	Kaposvar	$777
156 km or 97 mi	Klagenfurt	$1664
168 km or 104 mi	Trieste	$1279
168 km or 104 mi	Szombathely	$747
176 km or 109 mi	Slavonski Brod	$690
179 km or 111 mi	Nova Gorica	$1167
179 km or 111 mi	Pecs	$835
180 km or 112 mi	Izola	$1301
181 km or 113 mi	Gorizia	$1200
186 km or 116 mi	Villach	$1581
188 km or 117 mi	Piran	$1271
188 km or 117 mi	Leoben	$1393
189 km or 118 mi	Kapfenberg	$1229
195 km or 121 mi	Pula	$1008
196 km or 122 mi	Zadar	$1219
208 km or 129 mi	Doboj	$604
209 km or 130 mi	Veszprem	$852
212 km or 132 mi	Udine	$1284
213 km or 132 mi	Osijek	$849
215 km or 134 mi	Sopron	$765
221 km or 137 mi	Szekszard	$755