Dhaka vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$2403
🏠 One person rent	$118	$441
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$809
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$288
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$1383
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	72	72
😀 Quality of life	54	57
🏙️ Population	16.8M	4.43M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 57% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 8899th and 5539th ($430 vs $993) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Bangladesh and South Africa, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 1.4 months in Johannesburg. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 5971st and 5667th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dhaka	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.89	$9.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$71.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$1031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$684
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$9.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$214
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$5271

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003