Cost of Living Comparison Between Brahmanbaria and Dhaka Cost of Living Comparison Between Brahmanbaria and Dhaka

🙂 Solo nomad: Brahmanbaria is 18.8% cheaper than Dhaka without rent, and 18.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Brahmanbaria is 11.4% cheaper than Dhaka without rent, and 16.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.66 ৳203

$2.39 ৳292

-30.54%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$14.60 ৳1,785

$12.97 ৳1,586

12.57%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.52 ৳919

$4.96 ৳606

51.61%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.78 ৳707

$4.17 ৳510

38.61%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.14 ৳506

$4.94 ৳604

-16.19%

Cappuccino

$1.59 ৳195

$2.18 ৳266

-27.06%

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

$0.36 ৳43.66

$0.34 ৳41.98

5.88%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.16 ৳19.76

$0.17 ৳20.31

-5.88%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.77 ৳94.6

$0.76 ৳92.6

1.32%

White Bread (500g)

$0.59 ৳71.7

$0.69 ৳84.8

-14.49%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.66 ৳80.3

$0.61 ৳75.1

8.20%

Eggs

$1.00 ৳123

$1.31 ৳160

-23.66%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.84 ৳1,081

$6.88 ৳841

28.49%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$1.48 ৳181

$3.36 ৳411

-55.95%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.53 ৳921

$6.73 ৳822

11.89%

Apples (1kg)

$2.29 ৳279

$2.70 ৳330

-15.19%

Banana (1kg)

$0.94 ৳115

$1.14 ৳139

-17.54%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.04 ৳250

$2.54 ৳311

-19.69%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.80 ৳97.4

$0.86 ৳105

-6.98%

Potato (1kg)

$0.47 ৳58.1

$0.47 ৳57.5

Onion (1kg)

$0.90 ৳110

$0.83 ৳101

8.43%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.37 ৳45.41

$0.35 ৳43.09

5.71%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.27 ৳33.11

$0.30 ৳36.69

-10.00%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$8.68 ৳1,061

$12.16 ৳1,487

-28.62%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.80 ৳97.5

$4.04 ৳494

-80.20%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.52 ৳185

$7.18 ৳878

-78.83%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.80 ৳342

$2.89 ৳354

-3.11%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.20 ৳24.41

$0.43 ৳52.4

-53.49%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$10.13 ৳1,238

$24.76 ৳3,027

-59.09%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.80 ৳98.1

$1.27 ৳155

-37.01%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.42 ৳51.5

$0.43 ৳52.2

-2.33%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.43 ৳297

$3.05 ৳372

-20.33%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.05 ৳128

$1.03 ৳126

1.94%

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

$32.7K ৳4.0M

$28.7K ৳3.5M

13.83%

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

$34.4K ৳4.2M

$27.7K ৳3.4M

24.19%

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

$22.46 ৳2,746

$33.11 ৳4,049

-32.17%

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

$5.56 ৳680

$4.71 ৳575

18.05%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$13.45 ৳1,645

$13.37 ৳1,635

0.60%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$13.36 ৳1,633

$19.67 ৳2,405

-32.08%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$11.85 ৳1,449

$14.30 ৳1,748

-17.13%

Cinema Ticket

$3.21 ৳393

$4.17 ৳509

-23.02%

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

$29.70 ৳3,631

$47.65 ৳5,826

-37.67%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,374 ৳168.0K

$1,953 ৳238.9K

-29.67%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$20.92 ৳2,557

$18.41 ৳2,251

13.63%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$18.26 ৳2,232

$24.06 ৳2,942

-24.11%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$52.7 ৳6,446

$47.77 ৳5,840

10.36%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$33.29 ৳4,070

$36.97 ৳4,520

-9.95%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$70.7 ৳8,640

$118 ৳14.5K

-40.27%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$42.30 ৳5,173

$64.5 ৳7,880

-34.37%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$167 ৳20.4K

$307 ৳37.5K

-45.66%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$95.8 ৳11.7K

$188 ৳23.0K

-49.07%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$597 ৳73.0K

$1,194 ৳146.0K

-50.02%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$356 ৳43.5K

$584 ৳71.4K

-39.08%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$90.2 ৳11.0K

$305 ৳37.3K

-70.39%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.67

10.52

10.93%

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

Last update for Brahmanbaria: January 11, 2026

Last update for Dhaka: January 11, 2026

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