Cost of Living Comparison Between Sylhet and Dhaka Cost of Living Comparison Between Sylhet and Dhaka

🙂 Solo nomad: Sylhet is 27.8% cheaper than Dhaka without rent, and 17.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Sylhet is 26.2% cheaper than Dhaka without rent, and 20.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.07 ৳254

$2.41 ৳296

-14.11%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$10.51 ৳1,288

$12.67 ৳1,552

-17.05%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.12 ৳504

$4.95 ৳607

-16.77%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.04 ৳496

$4.16 ৳510

-2.88%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.28 ৳524

$4.94 ৳605

-13.36%

Cappuccino

$1.8 ৳220

$2.3 ৳282

-21.74%

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

$0.32 ৳39.16

$0.32 ৳38.78

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.16 ৳20.16

$0.17 ৳21.04

-5.88%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.75 ৳91.5

$0.83 ৳101

-9.64%

White Bread (500g)

$0.46 ৳56.6

$0.71 ৳87

-35.21%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.62 ৳75.8

$0.62 ৳75.6

Eggs

$1.2 ৳147

$1.25 ৳154

-4.00%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.7 ৳821

$6.85 ৳840

-2.19%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.49 ৳305

$3.34 ৳409

-25.45%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.27 ৳768

$6.58 ৳806

-4.71%

Apples (1kg)

$2.08 ৳255

$2.7 ৳330

-22.96%

Banana (1kg)

$1.02 ৳125

$1.14 ৳139

-10.53%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.08 ৳254

$2.56 ৳313

-18.75%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.48 ৳58.4

$0.9 ৳111

-46.67%

Potato (1kg)

$0.39 ৳47.34

$0.47 ৳57.8

-17.02%

Onion (1kg)

$0.63 ৳76.8

$0.78 ৳95.4

-19.23%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.33 ৳39.99

$0.33 ৳40.04

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.28 ৳34.61

$0.3 ৳37.23

-6.67%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$3.86 ৳472

$9.86 ৳1,209

-60.85%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.21 ৳270

$3.87 ৳474

-42.89%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.39 ৳538

$7.18 ৳880

-38.86%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.71 ৳333

$3 ৳368

-9.67%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.43 ৳52.7

$0.43 ৳52.2

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$16.27 ৳1,994

$24.8 ৳3,040

-34.40%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.8 ৳98.2

$1.25 ৳154

-36.00%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.31 ৳38.58

$0.4 ৳48.72

-22.50%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.52 ৳186

$3.03 ৳371

-49.83%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.96 ৳117

$1.07 ৳131

-10.28%

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

$28.7K ৳3.5M

$29.2K ৳3.6M

-1.53%

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

$25K ৳3.1M

$28.1K ৳3.4M

-11.16%

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

$30.31 ৳3,714

$32.29 ৳3,958

-6.13%

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

$4.87 ৳597

$4.81 ৳589

1.25%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$13.32 ৳1,632

$12.88 ৳1,578

3.42%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$10.05 ৳1,231

$19.74 ৳2,419

-49.09%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$8.29 ৳1,016

$14.46 ৳1,772

-42.67%

Cinema Ticket

$4.01 ৳492

$4.17 ৳511

-3.84%

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

$36.56 ৳4,481

$48.39 ৳5,931

-24.45%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$944 ৳115.7K

$1,993 ৳244.2K

-52.63%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$13.9 ৳1,704

$18.68 ৳2,289

-25.59%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$17.02 ৳2,086

$23.73 ৳2,909

-28.28%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$38.38 ৳4,704

$46.65 ৳5,717

-17.73%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$35.49 ৳4,349

$36.39 ৳4,459

-2.47%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$70.9 ৳8,692

$118 ৳14.5K

-39.88%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$58.8 ৳7,207

$64.5 ৳7,900

-8.77%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$163 ৳20K

$313 ৳38.4K

-48.00%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$109 ৳13.4K

$185 ৳22.7K

-41.02%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$605 ৳74.1K

$961 ৳117.8K

-37.05%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$304 ৳37.2K

$551 ৳67.6K

-44.90%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$235 ৳28.8K

$307 ৳37.6K

-23.41%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

8.83

10.52

-16.06%

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

Last update for Sylhet: October 28, 2025

Last update for Dhaka: October 29, 2025

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