Cost of Living Comparison Between Dhaka and Mangalore Cost of Living Comparison Between Dhaka and Mangalore

🙂 Solo nomad: Dhaka is 1.2% cheaper than Mangalore without rent, and 13.1% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Dhaka is 6% more expensive than Mangalore without rent, and 0.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.41 ৳296

$2.55 ₹218

-5.49%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$12.67 ৳1,552

$12.61 ₹1,078

0.48%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.95 ৳607

$4.09 ₹350

21.03%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.16 ৳510

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.94 ৳605

Cappuccino

$2.3 ৳282

$2.07 ₹177

11.11%

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

$0.32 ৳38.78

$0.48 ₹41.08

-33.33%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.17 ৳21.04

$0.19 ₹15.89

-10.53%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.38 ₹204

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.95 ₹252

Milk (1 liter)

$0.83 ৳101

$0.53 ₹45.09

56.60%

White Bread (500g)

$0.71 ৳87

$0.46 ₹39.33

54.35%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.62 ৳75.6

$0.66 ₹56.7

-6.06%

Eggs

$1.25 ৳154

$0.98 ₹83.6

27.55%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.85 ৳840

$4.14 ₹354

65.46%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.34 ৳409

$2.84 ₹243

17.61%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.58 ৳806

Apples (1kg)

$2.7 ৳330

$1.91 ₹164

41.36%

Banana (1kg)

$1.14 ৳139

$0.82 ₹70.1

39.02%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.56 ৳313

$1.07 ₹91.1

139.25%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.9 ৳111

$0.42 ₹36.32

114.29%

Potato (1kg)

$0.47 ৳57.8

$0.49 ₹41.94

-4.08%

Onion (1kg)

$0.78 ৳95.4

$0.42 ₹36.28

85.71%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.33 ৳40.04

$0.92 ₹78.5

-64.13%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.3 ৳37.23

$0.33 ₹28.01

-9.09%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$9.86 ৳1,209

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.87 ৳474

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.18 ৳880

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3 ৳368

$3.11 ₹266

-3.54%

Wine (Bottle)

$3.43 ₹293

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.6 ₹137

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.28 ₹366

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

$4.35 ₹372

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.43 ৳52.2

$0.28 ₹23.76

53.57%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$24.8 ৳3,040

$34.93 ₹2,988

-29.00%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.25 ৳154

$0.57 ₹48.39

119.30%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.4 ৳48.72

$0.41 ₹35.1

-2.44%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.03 ৳371

$0.55 ₹47.36

450.91%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.07 ৳131

$1.17 ₹100

-8.55%

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

$29.2K ৳3.6M

$11.6K ₹991.6K

151.57%

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

$28.1K ৳3.4M

$17.8K ₹1.5M

57.51%

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

$32.29 ৳3,958

$32.57 ₹2,786

-0.86%

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

$4.81 ৳589

$4.88 ₹417

-1.43%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$12.88 ৳1,578

$7.51 ₹642

71.50%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$19.74 ৳2,419

$17.84 ₹1,526

10.65%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$14.46 ৳1,772

$4 ₹342

261.50%

Cinema Ticket

$4.17 ৳511

$2.85 ₹244

46.32%

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

$48.39 ৳5,931

$60.3 ₹5,161

-19.80%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,993 ৳244.2K

$927 ₹79.3K

115.07%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$18.68 ৳2,289

$32.53 ₹2,782

-42.58%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$23.73 ৳2,909

$30.51 ₹2,609

-22.22%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$46.65 ৳5,717

$49.44 ₹4,229

-5.64%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$36.39 ৳4,459

$36.68 ₹3,137

-0.79%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$118 ৳14.5K

$197 ₹16.8K

-39.97%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$64.5 ৳7,900

$146 ₹12.5K

-55.91%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$313 ৳38.4K

$364 ₹31.2K

-14.00%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$185 ৳22.7K

$237 ₹20.3K

-21.97%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$961 ৳117.8K

$607 ₹51.9K

58.28%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$551 ৳67.6K

$455 ₹38.9K

21.17%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$307 ৳37.6K

$214 ₹18.3K

43.48%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

10.52

7.69

36.80%

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

Last update for Dhaka: October 29, 2025

Last update for Mangalore: October 28, 2025

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