How expensive is Dhaka compared to other cities?

Dhaka ranks #531 out of 577 cities globally, cheaper than 91.9% of cities worldwide. The rent index is 4.1 and local purchasing power is 31.0.

What is the average rent in Dhaka?

A 1-bedroom apartment in Dhaka city centre costs approximately BDT 18,806 per month. Outside the centre, rent drops to BDT 9,074 (saving 52%). A 3-bedroom apartment in the centre costs around BDT 54,384.

Is Dhaka affordable to live in?

Dhaka is very affordable by global standards. Groceries are very affordable, restaurants are very affordable, and local purchasing power is very weak.

🇧🇩 Bangladesh · 2026

Lebenshaltungskosten in Dhaka

Very affordable: günstiger als 91.9% aller Städte weltweit

Platz #531 von 577 Städten · Teurer als 8% der Städte weltweit

Very affordable

Lebenshaltungskosten

Very affordable

Miete

Very affordable

Lebensmittel

Very weak

Kaufkraft

Niedrigerer Index = erschwinglicher

Mietpreise in Dhaka

Wohnung	Stadtzentrum	Außerhalb des Zentrums	Du sparst
1-Zimmer	BDT 18,806/mo ≈ $152	BDT 9,074/mo ≈ $74	52%
3-Zimmer	BDT 54,384/mo ≈ $441	BDT 26,791/mo ≈ $217	51%

Numbeo · 2026-10-02

Multi-Source Comparison

★★ Medium Confidence

Dhaka has a cost of living index of 16.4 (New York = 100, rent included), the average of 2 of 3 data sources. LivingCost is left out because it sits more than 15% away from the others.

16.4

Index

Sources

1.3

Gap between sources

Source Values (NYC = 100)

Numbeo

15.7

Expatistan

17.0

LivingCost

11.0

left out

ShouldIMove price index

No data

ShouldIMove price index: our own basket of real item prices plus rent.

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Kostenindizes

Lebenshaltungskosten

16.4 Very affordable

Miete

4.1 Very affordable

Lebensmittel

29.9 Very affordable

Restaurants

20.1 Very affordable

Kaufkraft

31.0 Very weak

Leben in Dhaka: Was dich erwartet

Dhaka ist very affordable nach globalen Maßstäben (Platz #531 von 577 Städten), günstiger als 91.9% aller Städte weltweit.

Lebensmittel sind very affordable, während Essen gehen very affordable ist. Rent bietet das beste Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis, während Groceries am teuersten ist.

Die lokale Kaufkraft ist begrenzt: Einwohner können sich weniger Waren und Dienstleistungen leisten als in den meisten Städten.