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

🙂 Solo nomad: Madurai is 1.7% cheaper than Dhaka without rent, and 4.9% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Madurai is 6.9% cheaper than Dhaka without rent, and 0.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.72 ₹158

$2.40 ৳293

-28.33%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$11.77 ₹1,084

$12.50 ৳1,529

-5.84%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.29 ₹488

$4.87 ৳596

8.62%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.07 ৳498

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.97 ৳607

Cappuccino

$1.71 ₹157

$2.20 ৳270

-22.27%

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

$0.68 ₹62.2

$0.34 ৳41.61

100.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.20 ₹18.41

$0.18 ৳21.64

11.11%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.90 ₹175

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.98 ₹275

Milk (1 liter)

$0.61 ₹56.1

$0.80 ৳98.3

-23.75%

White Bread (500g)

$0.54 ₹49.44

$0.70 ৳86.2

-22.86%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.79 ₹72.4

$0.65 ৳79.7

21.54%

Eggs

$0.86 ₹79.2

$1.24 ৳152

-30.65%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.72 ₹619

$6.89 ৳842

-2.47%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.71 ₹342

$3.38 ৳414

9.76%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.68 ৳817

Apples (1kg)

$3.21 ₹295

$2.79 ৳342

15.05%

Banana (1kg)

$0.85 ₹78.5

$1.09 ৳134

-22.02%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.96 ₹181

$2.65 ৳324

-26.04%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.61 ₹56.2

$0.89 ৳109

-31.46%

Potato (1kg)

$0.81 ₹74.9

$0.44 ৳53.7

84.09%

Onion (1kg)

$0.83 ₹76.1

$0.84 ৳103

-1.19%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.76 ₹70.0

$0.35 ৳42.94

117.14%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.49 ₹45.33

$0.30 ৳36.89

63.33%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$12.00 ৳1,468

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$4.04 ৳494

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.83 ৳836

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.43 ₹408

$2.88 ৳352

53.82%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.04 ₹649

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.32 ₹214

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.42 ₹407

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

$6.74 ₹621

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.24 ₹22.15

$0.40 ৳48.41

-40.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.55 ₹1,063

$24.81 ৳3,034

-53.45%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.07 ₹98.6

$1.21 ৳148

-11.57%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.24 ₹22.20

$0.42 ৳51.9

-42.86%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.20 ₹111

$3.03 ৳371

-60.40%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.21 ₹112

$1.07 ৳131

13.08%

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

$18.1K ₹1.7M

$29.1K ৳3.6M

-37.84%

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

$23.0K ₹2.1M

$27.6K ৳3.4M

-16.83%

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

$31.86 ₹2,934

$32.89 ৳4,022

-3.13%

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

$4.08 ₹376

$4.65 ৳568

-12.26%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$7.76 ₹715

$13.34 ৳1,632

-41.83%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$17.46 ₹1,608

$19.12 ৳2,339

-8.68%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.19 ₹662

$14.38 ৳1,758

-50.00%

Cinema Ticket

$2.66 ₹245

$4.02 ৳491

-33.83%

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

$61.4 ₹5,651

$48.00 ৳5,871

27.81%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,869 ₹172.2K

$1,942 ৳237.5K

-3.72%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$26.66 ₹2,456

$18.20 ৳2,226

46.48%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$26.86 ₹2,474

$23.95 ৳2,929

12.15%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$49.11 ₹4,523

$47.79 ৳5,844

2.76%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$49.13 ₹4,525

$37.12 ৳4,540

32.35%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$114 ₹10.5K

$116 ৳14.2K

-1.35%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$74.8 ₹6,889

$64.2 ৳7,847

16.57%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$320 ₹29.5K

$310 ৳38.0K

3.04%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$210 ₹19.3K

$186 ৳22.7K

13.00%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,242 ₹114.4K

$1,244 ৳152.1K

-0.13%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$496 ₹45.7K

$603 ৳73.7K

-17.76%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$358 ₹33.0K

$315 ৳38.5K

13.86%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

9.8

10.52

-6.84%

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

Last update for Madurai: March 2, 2026

Last update for Dhaka: March 1, 2026

City Median Internet Speeds Comparison (Updated December 2025)

The chart highlights the Precision Threshold for mobile and fixed broadband internet speeds, updated quarterly.

Digital Nomad Cost of Living Index

Similar cities

Dhaka

🇧🇩 Bangladesh

Kolkata (Calcutta)

🇮🇳 India

Alexandria

🇪🇬 Egypt

Rawalpindi

🇵🇰 Pakistan

Chandigarh

🇮🇳 India

Jaipur

🇮🇳 India

Indore

🇮🇳 India

Vadodara

🇮🇳 India