Cost of Living Comparison Between Cox's Bazar and Dhaka Cost of Living Comparison Between Cox's Bazar and Dhaka

🙂 Solo nomad: Cox's Bazar is 27.5% cheaper than Dhaka without rent, and 28.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Cox's Bazar is 18.6% cheaper than Dhaka without rent, and 26.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.65 ৳202

$2.41 ৳296

-31.54%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$12.32 ৳1,510

$12.67 ৳1,552

-2.76%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.11 ৳381

$4.95 ৳607

-37.17%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.78 ৳708

$4.16 ৳510

38.94%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.5 ৳306

$4.94 ৳605

-49.39%

Cappuccino

$1.66 ৳204

$2.3 ৳282

-27.83%

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

$0.38 ৳46.97

$0.32 ৳38.78

18.75%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.14 ৳17.49

$0.17 ৳21.04

-17.65%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.72 ৳88.8

$0.83 ৳101

-13.25%

White Bread (500g)

$0.51 ৳62

$0.71 ৳87

-28.17%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.45 ৳55.6

$0.62 ৳75.6

-27.42%

Eggs

$1.05 ৳129

$1.25 ৳154

-16.00%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.99 ৳1,102

$6.85 ৳840

31.24%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$1.68 ৳206

$3.34 ৳409

-49.70%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.87 ৳841

$6.58 ৳806

4.41%

Apples (1kg)

$2.19 ৳269

$2.7 ৳330

-18.89%

Banana (1kg)

$1.01 ৳124

$1.14 ৳139

-11.40%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.63 ৳200

$2.56 ৳313

-36.33%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.35 ৳42.46

$0.9 ৳111

-61.11%

Potato (1kg)

$0.2 ৳24.95

$0.47 ৳57.8

-57.45%

Onion (1kg)

$0.42 ৳51.3

$0.78 ৳95.4

-46.15%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.4 ৳49.32

$0.33 ৳40.04

21.21%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.25 ৳30.45

$0.3 ৳37.23

-16.67%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$6.26 ৳767

$9.86 ৳1,209

-36.51%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.65 ৳325

$3.87 ৳474

-31.52%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.3 ৳404

$7.18 ৳880

-54.04%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.9 ৳233

$3 ৳368

-36.67%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.2 ৳24.5

$0.43 ৳52.2

-53.49%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$9.96 ৳1,220

$24.8 ৳3,040

-59.84%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.28 ৳34.24

$1.25 ৳154

-77.60%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.35 ৳43.29

$0.4 ৳48.72

-12.50%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.42 ৳296

$3.03 ৳371

-20.13%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.01 ৳124

$1.07 ৳131

-5.61%

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

$32.7K ৳4M

$29.2K ৳3.6M

12.09%

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

$33.7K ৳4.1M

$28.1K ৳3.4M

19.85%

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

$12.13 ৳1,487

$32.29 ৳3,958

-62.43%

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

$2.6 ৳318

$4.81 ৳589

-45.95%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$11.59 ৳1,421

$12.88 ৳1,578

-10.02%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$16.15 ৳1,979

$19.74 ৳2,419

-18.19%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$11.92 ৳1,461

$14.46 ৳1,772

-17.57%

Cinema Ticket

$2.35 ৳288

$4.17 ৳511

-43.65%

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

$24.4 ৳2,991

$48.39 ৳5,931

-49.58%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,369 ৳167.8K

$1,993 ৳244.2K

-31.31%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$20.46 ৳2,507

$18.68 ৳2,289

9.53%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$18.74 ৳2,296

$23.73 ৳2,909

-21.03%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$32.95 ৳4,038

$46.65 ৳5,717

-29.37%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$33.66 ৳4,125

$36.39 ৳4,459

-7.50%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$68.4 ৳8,378

$118 ৳14.5K

-42.04%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$42.37 ৳5,192

$64.5 ৳7,900

-34.27%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$314 ৳38.4K

$313 ৳38.4K

0.07%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$97.5 ৳11.9K

$185 ৳22.7K

-47.26%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$455 ৳55.8K

$961 ৳117.8K

-52.64%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$333 ৳40.8K

$551 ৳67.6K

-39.64%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$287 ৳35.2K

$307 ৳37.6K

-6.53%

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 Cox's Bazar: October 29, 2025

Last update for Dhaka: October 29, 2025

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