Beirut vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1441
$478
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3510
$1155
🏠 One person rent
$641
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$256
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$209
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$260
$238
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
74
76
😀 Quality of life
63
58
🏙️ Population
2.42M
16.8M

The cost of living in Beirut is 201% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 4177th and 8770th ($1441 vs $478) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lebanon and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 0.5 months in Dhaka. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 5483rd and 6105th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Dhaka

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Beirut Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.8
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.48
$5.87
☕ Cappuccino
$4.49
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.21
$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$758
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$406
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1356
$300
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$743
$181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$40
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.06%
10.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3695
$1249
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$700
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.97
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.1
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$8.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.93
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$4.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.97
$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.82
$3.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.9
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.7
$2.12
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.9
$17
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$47
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$487
$77.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8983
$2391

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1204
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1093
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$927
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$841
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$700
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$706
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$2195
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$2069
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$2008
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1873
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$2112
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$2142
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$2044
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1891
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$2043
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$2125
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$2133
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$390
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$771
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1918
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$441
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$745
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2175
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$446
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2347

Cities near Dhaka

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi Narayanganj
$348
38 km or 24 mi Narsingdi
$357
77 km or 48 mi Brahmanbaria
$329
90 km or 56 mi Agartala
$342
113 km or 70 mi Barisal
$321
115 km or 71 mi Mymensingh
$278
132 km or 82 mi Khulna
$287
135 km or 84 mi Jessore
$326
164 km or 102 mi Bogra
$297
196 km or 122 mi Rajshahi
$289
196 km or 122 mi Krishnanagar
$272
199 km or 124 mi Sylhet
$327
207 km or 129 mi Shantipur
$285
213 km or 132 mi Chittagong
$358
221 km or 137 mi Naihati
$313
222 km or 138 mi Berhampore
$288
223 km or 139 mi Bhatpara
$319
224 km or 139 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$311
226 km or 141 mi Chandannagar
$311
228 km or 142 mi Rajarhat
$327
229 km or 142 mi Madhyamgram
$318
234 km or 145 mi Barrackpore
$314
234 km or 146 mi North Dumdum
$321
235 km or 146 mi Balurghat
$288
236 km or 147 mi Serampore
$315
236 km or 147 mi Aizawl
$435
236 km or 147 mi Panihati
$324
238 km or 148 mi Kamarhati
$321
238 km or 148 mi South Dumdum
$326
238 km or 148 mi Bidhannagar
$333
239 km or 149 mi Baranagar
$318
239 km or 149 mi Uttarpara
$313
241 km or 150 mi Bally
$319
247 km or 154 mi Howrah
$321
248 km or 154 mi Kolkata
$362
248 km or 154 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$331
254 km or 158 mi Rangpur
$307
255 km or 159 mi Shillong
$336
259 km or 161 mi Barasat
$328
265 km or 165 mi Bardhaman
$296