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

😐 Solo nomad: Madurai is 0.5% more expensive than Dhaka without rent, and 3.4% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Madurai is 2.4% cheaper than Dhaka without rent, and 3.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.69 ₹153

$2.39 ৳292

-29.29%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$11.70 ₹1,062

$12.97 ৳1,586

-9.79%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.08 ₹461

$4.96 ৳606

2.42%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.17 ৳510

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.94 ৳604

Cappuccino

$1.70 ₹155

$2.18 ৳266

-22.02%

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

$0.68 ₹62.1

$0.34 ৳41.98

100.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.20 ₹18.13

$0.17 ৳20.31

17.65%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.82 ₹165

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.89 ₹263

Milk (1 liter)

$0.60 ₹54.6

$0.76 ৳92.6

-21.05%

White Bread (500g)

$0.57 ₹51.5

$0.69 ৳84.8

-17.39%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.79 ₹71.6

$0.61 ৳75.1

29.51%

Eggs

$0.84 ₹76.3

$1.31 ৳160

-35.88%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.98 ₹634

$6.88 ৳841

1.45%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.59 ₹325

$3.36 ৳411

6.85%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.73 ৳822

Apples (1kg)

$3.18 ₹289

$2.70 ৳330

17.78%

Banana (1kg)

$0.80 ₹73.0

$1.14 ৳139

-29.82%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.07 ₹188

$2.54 ৳311

-18.50%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.57 ₹52.1

$0.86 ৳105

-33.72%

Potato (1kg)

$0.81 ₹73.2

$0.47 ৳57.5

72.34%

Onion (1kg)

$0.80 ₹72.5

$0.83 ৳101

-3.61%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.75 ₹68.1

$0.35 ৳43.09

114.29%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.53 ₹48.08

$0.30 ৳36.69

76.67%

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)

$4.43 ₹402

$2.89 ৳354

53.29%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.40 ₹672

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.30 ₹208

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.45 ₹404

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

$6.85 ₹621

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.24 ₹21.90

$0.43 ৳52.4

-44.19%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.68 ₹1,060

$24.76 ৳3,027

-52.83%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.02 ₹92.6

$1.27 ৳155

-19.69%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.24 ₹21.84

$0.43 ৳52.2

-44.19%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.18 ₹107

$3.05 ৳372

-61.31%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.22 ₹111

$1.03 ৳126

18.45%

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

$17.8K ₹1.6M

$28.7K ৳3.5M

-37.93%

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

$23.1K ₹2.1M

$27.7K ৳3.4M

-16.58%

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

$31.53 ₹2,861

$33.11 ৳4,049

-4.77%

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

$3.88 ₹352

$4.71 ৳575

-17.62%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$7.61 ₹690

$13.37 ৳1,635

-43.08%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$17.55 ₹1,593

$19.67 ৳2,405

-10.78%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.48 ₹679

$14.30 ৳1,748

-47.69%

Cinema Ticket

$2.65 ₹241

$4.17 ৳509

-36.45%

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

$62.5 ₹5,671

$47.65 ৳5,826

31.14%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,889 ₹171.4K

$1,953 ৳238.9K

-3.29%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$26.25 ₹2,382

$18.41 ৳2,251

42.59%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.50 ₹2,496

$24.06 ৳2,942

14.30%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$47.69 ₹4,328

$47.77 ৳5,840

-0.17%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$48.60 ₹4,411

$36.97 ৳4,520

31.46%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$116 ₹10.5K

$118 ৳14.5K

-2.10%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$77.1 ₹6,997

$64.5 ৳7,880

19.63%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$317 ₹28.8K

$307 ৳37.5K

3.38%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$208 ₹18.9K

$188 ৳23.0K

10.82%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,398 ₹126.8K

$1,194 ৳146.0K

17.06%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$536 ₹48.6K

$584 ৳71.4K

-8.30%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$373 ₹33.8K

$305 ৳37.3K

22.36%

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: January 12, 2026

Last update for Dhaka: January 11, 2026

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