Dhaka vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$118	$449
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$742
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$925
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	72	49
😀 Quality of life	54	59
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.48M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 58% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 8899th and 5351st ($430 vs $1021) 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 0.6 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 5971st and 5375th 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	$1.89	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$553
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$5058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$5821

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1017
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$778
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$634
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$587
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$684
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$804
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$673
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$768
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$744
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$813
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$753
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$667
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$977
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$853
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$634
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$725
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$677
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$693
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$717
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$638
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$760
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$983
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$846
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$662
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1214
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$696