Cost of living in Dhaka 2026
Typical rent, prices and the overall cost index for Dhaka, with quick comparisons to other cities.
Cost index (base New York = 100)
20.1
80% cheaper than New York
DhakaUSD
1-bed apartment, centre 25,000 BDT $208
1-bed apartment, outside centre 15,000 BDT $125
3-bed apartment, centre 50,000 BDT $415
Room in shared flat 10,000 BDT $83
Buy price per m2 150,000 BDT $1,245
Living cost excl. rent 25,000 BDT $208
Typical net salary 40,000 BDT $332
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How we calculate and where the data comes from
Educational model, not financial, tax or relocation advice. Figures are estimates for 2026 and are rounded to ranges, never exact values. Our cost index is built from open data and adapted by CrawlJobs (aggregated and reweighted); it is not endorsed by the sources.
Sources: Eurostat (free reuse, Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), World Bank Open Data ICP (CC-BY-4.0), US BEA / HUD / Census (public domain), GeoNames (CC-BY-4.0). Source and product names are used for attribution only; no affiliation or endorsement is implied.