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

😐 Solo nomad: Mangalore is 1.2% more expensive than Dhaka without rent, and 15% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Mangalore is 5.7% cheaper than Dhaka without rent, and 0.6% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Mangalore
Dhaka
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$2.55 ₹218
$2.41 ৳296
5.81%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$12.61 ₹1,078
$12.67 ৳1,552
-0.47%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.09 ₹350
$4.95 ৳607
-17.37%
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$4.16 ৳510
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$4.94 ৳605
-
Cappuccino
$2.07 ₹177
$2.3 ৳282
-10.00%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.48 ₹41.08
$0.32 ৳38.78
50.00%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.19 ₹15.89
$0.17 ৳21.04
11.76%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.38 ₹204
-
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.95 ₹252
-
-
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Mangalore
Dhaka
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.53 ₹45.09
$0.83 ৳101
-36.14%
White Bread (500g)
$0.46 ₹39.33
$0.71 ৳87
-35.21%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.66 ₹56.7
$0.62 ৳75.6
6.45%
Eggs
$0.98 ₹83.6
$1.25 ৳154
-21.60%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$4.14 ₹354
$6.85 ৳840
-39.56%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$2.84 ₹243
$3.34 ৳409
-14.97%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
-
$6.58 ৳806
-
Apples (1kg)
$1.91 ₹164
$2.7 ৳330
-29.26%
Banana (1kg)
$0.82 ₹70.1
$1.14 ৳139
-28.07%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.07 ₹91.1
$2.56 ৳313
-58.20%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.42 ₹36.32
$0.9 ৳111
-53.33%
Potato (1kg)
$0.49 ₹41.94
$0.47 ৳57.8
4.26%
Onion (1kg)
$0.42 ₹36.28
$0.78 ৳95.4
-46.15%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.92 ₹78.5
$0.33 ৳40.04
178.79%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.33 ₹28.01
$0.3 ৳37.23
10.00%
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)
$3.11 ₹266
$3 ৳368
3.67%
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
-
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🚌 Getting Around
Mangalore
Dhaka
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.28 ₹23.76
$0.43 ৳52.2
-34.88%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$34.93 ₹2,988
$24.8 ৳3,040
40.85%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.57 ₹48.39
$1.25 ৳154
-54.40%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.41 ₹35.1
$0.4 ৳48.72
2.50%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$0.55 ₹47.36
$3.03 ৳371
-81.85%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.17 ₹100
$1.07 ৳131
9.35%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$11.6K ₹991.6K
$29.2K ৳3.6M
-60.25%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$17.8K ₹1.5M
$28.1K ৳3.4M
-36.51%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Mangalore
Dhaka
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$32.57 ₹2,786
$32.29 ৳3,958
0.87%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$4.88 ₹417
$4.81 ৳589
1.46%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$7.51 ₹642
$12.88 ৳1,578
-41.69%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Mangalore
Dhaka
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$17.84 ₹1,526
$19.74 ৳2,419
-9.63%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$4 ₹342
$14.46 ৳1,772
-72.34%
Cinema Ticket
$2.85 ₹244
$4.17 ৳511
-31.65%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Mangalore
Dhaka
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$60.3 ₹5,161
$48.39 ৳5,931
24.70%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$927 ₹79.3K
$1,993 ৳244.2K
-53.50%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Mangalore
Dhaka
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$32.53 ₹2,782
$18.68 ৳2,289
74.14%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$30.51 ₹2,609
$23.73 ৳2,909
28.57%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$49.44 ₹4,229
$46.65 ৳5,717
5.98%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$36.68 ₹3,137
$36.39 ৳4,459
0.80%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Mangalore
Dhaka
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$197 ₹16.8K
$118 ৳14.5K
66.58%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$146 ₹12.5K
$64.5 ৳7,900
126.82%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$364 ₹31.2K
$313 ৳38.4K
16.28%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$237 ₹20.3K
$185 ৳22.7K
28.16%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$607 ₹51.9K
$961 ৳117.8K
-36.82%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$455 ₹38.9K
$551 ৳67.6K
-17.47%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Mangalore
Dhaka
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$214 ₹18.3K
$307 ৳37.6K
-30.31%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
7.69
10.52
-26.90%

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Last update for Mangalore: October 28, 2025

Last update for Dhaka: October 29, 2025

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