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

🙂 Solo nomad: Dhaka is 1.9% cheaper than Ghaziabad without rent, and 6.6% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Dhaka is 4% more expensive than Ghaziabad without rent, and 1.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.39 ৳292

$2.87 ₹260

-16.72%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$12.97 ৳1,586

$17.13 ₹1,554

-24.28%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.96 ৳606

$4.14 ₹375

19.81%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.17 ৳510

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.94 ৳604

Cappuccino

$2.18 ৳266

$2.14 ₹195

1.87%

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

$0.34 ৳41.98

$0.52 ₹47.15

-34.62%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.17 ৳20.31

$0.19 ₹16.84

-10.53%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ₹217

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.51 ₹318

Milk (1 liter)

$0.76 ৳92.6

$0.78 ₹70.9

-2.56%

White Bread (500g)

$0.69 ৳84.8

$0.54 ₹48.83

27.78%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.61 ৳75.1

$0.90 ₹82.1

-32.22%

Eggs

$1.31 ৳160

$1.15 ₹104

13.91%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.88 ৳841

$3.76 ₹341

82.98%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.36 ৳411

$3.26 ₹295

3.07%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.73 ৳822

Apples (1kg)

$2.70 ৳330

$1.80 ₹163

50.00%

Banana (1kg)

$1.14 ৳139

$0.80 ₹72.7

42.50%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.54 ৳311

$0.71 ₹64.4

257.75%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.86 ৳105

$0.51 ₹46.64

68.63%

Potato (1kg)

$0.47 ৳57.5

$0.36 ₹32.79

30.56%

Onion (1kg)

$0.83 ৳101

$0.50 ₹45.59

66.00%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.35 ৳43.09

$0.30 ₹27.22

16.67%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.30 ৳36.69

$0.33 ₹30.18

-9.09%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$12.16 ৳1,487

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$4.04 ৳494

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.18 ৳878

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.89 ৳354

$3.94 ₹357

-26.65%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.04 ₹1,093

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.16 ₹196

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.34 ₹394

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

$5.59 ₹507

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.43 ৳52.4

$0.55 ₹50.2

-21.82%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$24.76 ৳3,027

$17.13 ₹1,554

44.54%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.27 ৳155

$0.60 ₹54.3

111.67%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.43 ৳52.2

$0.15 ₹13.74

186.67%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.05 ৳372

$2.93 ₹266

4.10%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.03 ৳126

$1.20 ₹109

-14.17%

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

$28.7K ৳3.5M

$13.9K ₹1.3M

106.56%

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

$27.7K ৳3.4M

$21.3K ₹1.9M

29.78%

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

$33.11 ৳4,049

$51.2 ₹4,647

-35.34%

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

$4.71 ৳575

$3.53 ₹320

33.43%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$13.37 ৳1,635

$8.32 ₹755

60.70%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$19.67 ৳2,405

$21.06 ₹1,912

-6.60%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$14.30 ৳1,748

$5.30 ₹481

169.81%

Cinema Ticket

$4.17 ৳509

$2.84 ₹258

46.83%

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

$47.65 ৳5,826

$91.8 ₹8,328

-48.08%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,953 ৳238.9K

$1,697 ₹154.0K

15.10%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$18.41 ৳2,251

$28.94 ₹2,627

-36.39%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$24.06 ৳2,942

$26.29 ₹2,386

-8.48%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$47.77 ৳5,840

$45.37 ₹4,117

5.29%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$36.97 ৳4,520

$31.63 ₹2,870

16.88%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$118 ৳14.5K

$142 ₹12.9K

-16.47%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$64.5 ৳7,880

$80.0 ₹7,264

-19.48%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$307 ৳37.5K

$312 ₹28.3K

-1.62%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$188 ৳23.0K

$225 ₹20.4K

-16.48%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,194 ৳146.0K

$1,166 ₹105.8K

2.38%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$584 ৳71.4K

$775 ₹70.3K

-24.63%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$305 ৳37.3K

$479 ₹43.5K

-36.43%

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: January 11, 2026

Last update for Ghaziabad: January 11, 2026

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