Cost of Living Comparison Between Dhaka and Madurai Cost of Living Comparison Between Dhaka and Madurai

🙂 Solo nomad: Dhaka is 0.8% cheaper than Madurai without rent, and 3.5% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Dhaka is 6.8% more expensive than Madurai without rent, and 3.4% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.48 ৳305

$1.77 ₹165

40.11%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$12.97 ৳1,594

$11.49 ₹1,067

12.88%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.00 ৳615

$5.26 ₹489

-4.94%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.22 ৳519

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.80 ৳590

Cappuccino

$2.25 ৳277

$1.76 ₹163

27.84%

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

$0.34 ৳41.96

$0.67 ₹62.7

-49.25%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.16 ৳19.41

$0.22 ₹20.45

-27.27%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.84 ₹171

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.99 ₹278

Milk (1 liter)

$0.76 ৳93.0

$0.60 ₹56.2

26.67%

White Bread (500g)

$0.66 ৳80.9

$0.57 ₹52.7

15.79%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.64 ৳78.9

$0.79 ₹73.5

-18.99%

Eggs

$1.26 ৳154

$0.90 ₹83.4

40.00%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.77 ৳832

$6.93 ₹644

-2.31%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.51 ৳432

$3.58 ₹333

-1.96%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.75 ৳830

Apples (1kg)

$2.82 ৳347

$3.19 ₹296

-11.60%

Banana (1kg)

$1.08 ৳133

$0.81 ₹74.8

33.33%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.57 ৳315

$1.98 ₹184

29.80%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.84 ৳103

$0.56 ₹52.2

50.00%

Potato (1kg)

$0.43 ৳52.8

$0.76 ₹70.7

-43.42%

Onion (1kg)

$0.78 ৳95.8

$0.83 ₹77.0

-6.02%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.35 ৳43.21

$0.70 ₹65.2

-50.00%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.30 ৳37.05

$0.52 ₹48.43

-42.31%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$12.29 ৳1,512

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$4.01 ৳493

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.10 ৳873

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.97 ৳365

$4.34 ₹403

-31.57%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.90 ₹641

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.26 ₹210

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.26 ₹396

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

$6.61 ₹614

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.42 ৳52.0

$0.24 ₹22.38

75.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$24.71 ৳3,039

$11.62 ₹1,079

112.65%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.25 ৳154

$1.02 ₹94.7

22.55%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.42 ৳51.7

$0.24 ₹22.32

75.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.01 ৳371

$1.20 ₹112

150.83%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.07 ৳131

$1.17 ₹109

-8.55%

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

$28.8K ৳3.5M

$18.3K ₹1.7M

57.38%

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

$28.5K ৳3.5M

$22.6K ₹2.1M

26.12%

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

$31.95 ৳3,929

$31.49 ₹2,925

1.46%

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

$4.68 ৳576

$3.92 ₹364

19.39%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$12.88 ৳1,584

$7.95 ₹739

62.01%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$19.57 ৳2,406

$17.34 ₹1,611

12.86%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$14.62 ৳1,798

$7.23 ₹671

102.21%

Cinema Ticket

$4.20 ৳517

$2.57 ₹239

63.42%

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

$48.43 ৳5,954

$62.5 ₹5,805

-22.50%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,948 ৳239.5K

$1,881 ₹174.8K

3.55%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$18.25 ৳2,245

$26.09 ₹2,424

-30.05%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$23.80 ৳2,927

$26.81 ₹2,491

-11.23%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$46.15 ৳5,674

$47.85 ₹4,446

-3.55%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$36.07 ৳4,435

$48.70 ₹4,525

-25.93%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$116 ৳14.2K

$114 ₹10.6K

1.26%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$63.4 ৳7,798

$77.1 ₹7,159

-17.71%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$312 ৳38.4K

$322 ₹29.9K

-3.06%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$188 ৳23.1K

$211 ₹19.6K

-10.70%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,304 ৳160.3K

$1,213 ₹112.7K

7.51%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$615 ৳75.6K

$465 ₹43.2K

32.21%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$316 ৳38.8K

$352 ₹32.7K

-10.49%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

10.52

9.8

7.35%

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

Last update for Dhaka: April 12, 2026

Last update for Madurai: April 11, 2026

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