Cost of Living Comparison Between Barisal and Dhaka Cost of Living Comparison Between Barisal and Dhaka

🙂 Solo nomad: Barisal is 34.6% cheaper than Dhaka without rent, and 21.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Barisal is 30.7% cheaper than Dhaka without rent, and 32.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.1 ৳134

$2.41 ৳296

-54.36%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$5.64 ৳691

$12.67 ৳1,552

-55.49%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.1 ৳625

$4.95 ৳607

3.03%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.22 ৳517

$4.16 ৳510

1.44%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.69 ৳575

$4.94 ৳605

-5.06%

Cappuccino

$0.69 ৳84.6

$2.3 ৳282

-70.00%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.19 ৳23.06

$0.32 ৳38.78

-40.63%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.12 ৳14.21

$0.17 ৳21.04

-29.41%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.69 ৳85.1

$0.83 ৳101

-16.87%

White Bread (500g)

$0.58 ৳71.4

$0.71 ৳87

-18.31%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.57 ৳69.4

$0.62 ৳75.6

-8.06%

Eggs

$1.2 ৳147

$1.25 ৳154

-4.00%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$5.86 ৳718

$6.85 ৳840

-14.45%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.55 ৳312

$3.34 ৳409

-23.65%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.47 ৳793

$6.58 ৳806

-1.67%

Apples (1kg)

$1.97 ৳242

$2.7 ৳330

-27.04%

Banana (1kg)

$0.9 ৳110

$1.14 ৳139

-21.05%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.66 ৳204

$2.56 ৳313

-35.16%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.57 ৳69.8

$0.9 ৳111

-36.67%

Potato (1kg)

$0.32 ৳39.74

$0.47 ৳57.8

-31.91%

Onion (1kg)

$0.44 ৳53.3

$0.78 ৳95.4

-43.59%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.32 ৳39.75

$0.33 ৳40.04

-3.03%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.31 ৳38.15

$0.3 ৳37.23

3.33%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$6.91 ৳847

$9.86 ৳1,209

-29.92%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.78 ৳463

$3.87 ৳474

-2.33%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.88 ৳598

$7.18 ৳880

-32.03%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.22 ৳394

$3 ৳368

7.33%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.3 ৳37.1

$0.43 ৳52.2

-30.23%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$10.42 ৳1,277

$24.8 ৳3,040

-57.98%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.68 ৳82.8

$1.25 ৳154

-45.60%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.22 ৳26.97

$0.4 ৳48.72

-45.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2 ৳245

$3.03 ৳371

-33.99%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.93 ৳114

$1.07 ৳131

-13.08%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$28.2K ৳3.5M

$29.2K ৳3.6M

-3.44%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$27.7K ৳3.4M

$28.1K ৳3.4M

-1.27%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$29.56 ৳3,623

$32.29 ৳3,958

-8.45%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$5.26 ৳644

$4.81 ৳589

9.36%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$22.48 ৳2,755

$12.88 ৳1,578

74.53%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$9.94 ৳1,219

$19.74 ৳2,419

-49.65%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$8.03 ৳984

$14.46 ৳1,772

-44.47%

Cinema Ticket

$3.32 ৳406

$4.17 ৳511

-20.38%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$17.36 ৳2,127

$48.39 ৳5,931

-64.12%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,278 ৳156.6K

$1,993 ৳244.2K

-35.90%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$16.07 ৳1,970

$18.68 ৳2,289

-13.97%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$16.4 ৳2,010

$23.73 ৳2,909

-30.89%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$28.92 ৳3,544

$46.65 ৳5,717

-38.01%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$28.36 ৳3,475

$36.39 ৳4,459

-22.07%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$82.3 ৳10.1K

$118 ৳14.5K

-30.27%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$64.5 ৳7,901

$64.5 ৳7,900

0.02%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$132 ৳16.2K

$313 ৳38.4K

-57.88%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$97.4 ৳11.9K

$185 ৳22.7K

-47.30%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$390 ৳47.8K

$961 ৳117.8K

-59.39%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$293 ৳35.9K

$551 ৳67.6K

-46.90%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$211 ৳25.8K

$307 ৳37.6K

-31.34%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

9.08

10.52

-13.69%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Barisal: October 29, 2025

Last update for Dhaka: October 29, 2025

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