Cost of Living Comparison Between Tongi and Dhaka Cost of Living Comparison Between Tongi and Dhaka

🙂 Solo nomad: Tongi is 29.4% cheaper than Dhaka without rent, and 24% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Tongi is 23.1% cheaper than Dhaka without rent, and 27.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.6 ৳196

$2.41 ৳296

-33.61%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$9.83 ৳1,205

$12.67 ৳1,552

-22.42%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.94 ৳605

$4.95 ৳607

-0.20%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.17 ৳511

$4.16 ৳510

0.24%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.6 ৳563

$4.94 ৳605

-6.88%

Cappuccino

$1.42 ৳174

$2.3 ৳282

-38.26%

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

$0.34 ৳41.69

$0.32 ৳38.78

6.25%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.15 ৳18.11

$0.17 ৳21.04

-11.76%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.66 ৳80.5

$0.83 ৳101

-20.48%

White Bread (500g)

$0.56 ৳69

$0.71 ৳87

-21.13%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.6 ৳74.1

$0.62 ৳75.6

-3.23%

Eggs

$1.21 ৳149

$1.25 ৳154

-3.20%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.01 ৳860

$6.85 ৳840

2.34%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.5 ৳306

$3.34 ৳409

-25.15%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.39 ৳661

$6.58 ৳806

-18.09%

Apples (1kg)

$2.24 ৳274

$2.7 ৳330

-17.04%

Banana (1kg)

$0.94 ৳115

$1.14 ৳139

-17.54%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.01 ৳246

$2.56 ৳313

-21.48%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.66 ৳80.3

$0.9 ৳111

-26.67%

Potato (1kg)

$0.26 ৳31.82

$0.47 ৳57.8

-44.68%

Onion (1kg)

$0.37 ৳45.68

$0.78 ৳95.4

-52.56%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.35 ৳42.94

$0.33 ৳40.04

6.06%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.26 ৳31.54

$0.3 ৳37.23

-13.33%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$7.51 ৳920

$9.86 ৳1,209

-23.83%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.3 ৳281

$3.87 ৳474

-40.57%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.79 ৳588

$7.18 ৳880

-33.29%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.91 ৳357

$3 ৳368

-3.00%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.2 ৳24.48

$0.43 ৳52.2

-53.49%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$10.9 ৳1,335

$24.8 ৳3,040

-56.05%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.8 ৳98.2

$1.25 ৳154

-36.00%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.4 ৳48.69

$0.4 ৳48.72

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.07 ৳254

$3.03 ৳371

-31.68%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.05 ৳129

$1.07 ৳131

-1.87%

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

$28.8K ৳3.5M

$29.2K ৳3.6M

-1.27%

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

$28.3K ৳3.5M

$28.1K ৳3.4M

0.54%

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

$30.03 ৳3,681

$32.29 ৳3,958

-7.00%

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

$4.62 ৳567

$4.81 ৳589

-3.95%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$9.11 ৳1,117

$12.88 ৳1,578

-29.27%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$13.24 ৳1,623

$19.74 ৳2,419

-32.93%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$11.67 ৳1,431

$14.46 ৳1,772

-19.29%

Cinema Ticket

$4.12 ৳504

$4.17 ৳511

-1.20%

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

$27.63 ৳3,386

$48.39 ৳5,931

-42.90%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$924 ৳113.3K

$1,993 ৳244.2K

-53.62%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$16.24 ৳1,990

$18.68 ৳2,289

-13.06%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$17.97 ৳2,202

$23.73 ৳2,909

-24.27%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$32.28 ৳3,956

$46.65 ৳5,717

-30.80%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$37.21 ৳4,561

$36.39 ৳4,459

2.25%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$69.6 ৳8,523

$118 ৳14.5K

-41.04%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$41.94 ৳5,140

$64.5 ৳7,900

-34.94%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$163 ৳19.9K

$313 ৳38.4K

-48.10%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$98.9 ৳12.1K

$185 ৳22.7K

-46.51%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$961 ৳117.8K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$373 ৳45.7K

$551 ৳67.6K

-32.28%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$307 ৳37.6K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

10.29

10.52

-2.19%

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

Last update for Tongi: October 27, 2025

Last update for Dhaka: October 29, 2025

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