Dhaka vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$2700
🏠 One person rent	$141	$534
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$865
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$400
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$1020
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	73	49
😀 Quality of life	57	64
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.48M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 60% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 8829th and 4791st ($464 vs $1162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Bangladesh and Mexico, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 6151st and 5343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Zapopan

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	Dhaka	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.14	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$8.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$2.18
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$367
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$1083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$76
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	10.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$5652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$506
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$2.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$4.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$5.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$5.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$219
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$5862

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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 Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1120
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$728
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$913
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$856
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$929
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1058
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$843
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$953
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$749
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$1006
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$717
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$815
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1296
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1030
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$873
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$832
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$858
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$901
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$861
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$860
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1108
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$753
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$896
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$894
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$615
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$846
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$873
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$764
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1491
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$803
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$941
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1184
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$872
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$943
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$981
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$905
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$687
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$857
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1166
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$926