Mid-tier monthly
$1,240
all categories below
Best for: South-Asia frontier nomads who want a Bengali-megacity base at the price floor.
Monthly breakdown
- Rent1-bedroom, central, decent neighborhood$500
- Groceriescooking ~50% of meals at home$280
- Dining out~12 meals out per month$200
- Transportmonthly transit pass or scooter$30
- Utilitieselectricity, water, 100Mbps internet$100
- Coworkingmonthly hot-desk membership$130
- Total$1,240
How Dhaka compares
Versus four reference nomad cities, mid-tier monthly totals.
- Lisbon+60%
$1,980/mo
- Berlin+105%
$2,540/mo
- Bangkok+15%
$1,430/mo
- Mexico City+59%
$1,970/mo
Climate at a glance
Climate FinderJan
19°C
65% humidity · 0 mm/day rain
Apr
30°C
65% humidity · 4 mm/day rain
Jul
29°C
82% humidity · 13 mm/day rain
Oct
27°C
72% humidity · 5 mm/day rain
Field notes
Bangladesh's megacity capital — population above 22 million in the metropolitan area, one of the densest urban environments on the planet. Gulshan, Banani, and Dhanmondi are the typical expat-and-NGO anchors. Bangladesh has no formal DNV; eVisa (30/90-day) is available for many nationalities. The structural draws are genuinely cheap pricing (lower than India on most metrics), a deep textile-and-garment industrial economy, and a Bengali cultural-literary tradition that rewards long stays. The structural friction is logistical — air pollution is among the worst in the world (annual average AQI consistently 150+), traffic gridlock is genuinely punishing, and monsoon flooding (June–September) is structural.
FIRE math at Dhaka cost of living
Cost-adjusted FIRE number, time-to-FI scenarios, and how this base compares to a US lifestyle baseline.
Open FIRE Calculator for DhakaVisa for nomads
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Long visa-free
Program
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Typical max stay
1 months
No formal DNV. Visa-on-arrival for ~30 nationalities (30-day); eVisa for many more. Brutal air quality and monsoon flooding are the structural friction points.
Editorial summary, not legal advice. Verify with the relevant consulate before applying — visa programs change with little notice.
Useful while you’re in Dhaka
Travel insurance
Long-term, nomad-friendly cover that travels with you to Dhaka
Multi-currency banking
Avoid the 4% conversion fees foreign cards rack up in Bangladesh
eSIM data plan
Day-one connectivity in Bangladesh without local-SIM friction
Coworking & coliving
Day passes, monthly memberships, and verified workspaces in Dhaka
Flight deals
Cheapest routes in and out of Dhaka
Cities at a similar price point
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Editorial estimates aggregated from public data (Numbeo, expat surveys, recent nomad reports). Prices vary by neighborhood and lifestyle — treat the totals as an order-of-magnitude comparison, not a budget.