Cost of Living Comparison Between Dhaka and Ghaziabad Cost of Living Comparison Between Dhaka and Ghaziabad

🙂 Solo nomad: Dhaka is 1.7% cheaper than Ghaziabad without rent, and 6.8% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Dhaka is 3.6% more expensive than Ghaziabad without rent, and 3.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.43 ৳296

$2.99 ₹268

-18.73%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$12.91 ৳1,576

$17.13 ₹1,534

-24.64%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.86 ৳593

$3.98 ₹357

22.11%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.07 ৳497

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.8 ৳586

Cappuccino

$2.23 ৳272

$2.14 ₹192

4.21%

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

$0.32 ৳38.96

$0.48 ₹43.39

-33.33%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.18 ৳21.41

$0.19 ₹17.06

-5.26%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.35 ₹211

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.57 ₹320

Milk (1 liter)

$0.82 ৳101

$0.77 ₹69

6.49%

White Bread (500g)

$0.66 ৳80.4

$0.58 ₹51.6

13.79%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.61 ৳74

$0.95 ₹85.3

-35.79%

Eggs

$1.3 ৳159

$1.14 ₹102

14.04%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.92 ৳844

$3.93 ₹352

76.08%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.32 ৳406

$3.38 ₹303

-1.78%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.67 ৳815

Apples (1kg)

$2.79 ৳341

$1.88 ₹168

48.40%

Banana (1kg)

$1.09 ৳134

$0.8 ₹71.5

36.25%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.54 ৳310

$0.72 ₹64.9

252.78%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.9 ৳110

$0.48 ₹43.15

87.50%

Potato (1kg)

$0.47 ৳57.3

$0.34 ₹30.01

38.24%

Onion (1kg)

$0.78 ৳95.4

$0.51 ₹45.68

52.94%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.33 ৳40.02

$0.32 ₹29.05

3.13%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.28 ৳34.16

$0.33 ₹30

-15.15%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$10.95 ৳1,337

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$4.02 ৳490

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.18 ৳877

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.91 ৳355

$3.87 ₹347

-24.81%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.29 ₹1,101

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.18 ₹195

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.24 ₹380

Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)

$5.36 ₹480

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.39 ৳47.98

$0.59 ₹53.2

-33.90%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$24.56 ৳2,998

$17.57 ₹1,574

39.78%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.2 ৳146

$0.59 ₹53.1

103.39%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.4 ৳48.28

$0.15 ₹13.21

166.67%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.09 ৳377

$2.84 ₹255

8.80%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.07 ৳130

$1.19 ₹107

-10.08%

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

$28.3K ৳3.5M

$13.8K ₹1.2M

105.88%

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

$28.5K ৳3.5M

$20.9K ₹1.9M

36.13%

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

$32.21 ৳3,932

$50.6 ₹4,529

-36.29%

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

$4.8 ৳586

$3.71 ₹332

29.38%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$13.18 ৳1,609

$7.97 ₹714

65.37%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$19.76 ৳2,412

$20.55 ₹1,841

-3.84%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$14.38 ৳1,756

$5.55 ₹497

159.10%

Cinema Ticket

$4.08 ৳498

$2.82 ₹253

44.68%

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

$47.67 ৳5,819

$92.4 ₹8,272

-48.38%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,947 ৳237.7K

$1,736 ₹155.5K

12.18%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$18.27 ৳2,230

$28.43 ₹2,546

-35.74%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$23.87 ৳2,914

$26.55 ₹2,378

-10.09%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$46.14 ৳5,632

$44.78 ₹4,011

3.04%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$36.7 ৳4,480

$30.97 ₹2,774

18.50%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$118 ৳14.4K

$146 ₹13.1K

-19.39%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$63.7 ৳7,774

$80.2 ₹7,182

-20.57%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$307 ৳37.5K

$301 ₹27K

2.10%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$183 ৳22.4K

$226 ₹20.3K

-19.03%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,021 ৳124.7K

$1,150 ₹103K

-11.21%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$532 ৳64.9K

$761 ₹68.1K

-30.09%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$312 ৳38.1K

$515 ₹46.1K

-39.38%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

10.52

9.81

7.24%

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

Last update for Dhaka: November 29, 2025

Last update for Ghaziabad: December 2, 2025

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