Beirut vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$1078
🏠 One person rent
$555
$121
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$77.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$282
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
75
72
😀 Quality of life
61
54
🏙️ Population
2.42M
16.8M

The cost of living in Beirut is 172% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 4691st and 8916th ($1165 vs $428) 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 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 0.7 months in Dhaka. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 4996th and 5968th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$4.18
 Cappuccino
$2.67
$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$137
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$77.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$167
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$19.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$29.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
10.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$1008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$4.51
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$8.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$3.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$18.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$2.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$40.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$45.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$1444

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$948
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$857
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$767
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$708
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$545
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$672
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1635
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1565
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1579
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1451
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1617
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1544
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1582
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1532
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1674
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1614
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$462
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$630
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1556
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$450
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$598
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2045
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$427
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1838

Cities near Dhaka

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi Narayanganj
$301
38 km or 24 mi Narsingdi
$271
77 km or 48 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
90 km or 56 mi Agartala
$380
113 km or 70 mi Barisal
$295
115 km or 71 mi Mymensingh
$256
132 km or 82 mi Khulna
$339
135 km or 84 mi Jessore
$290
164 km or 102 mi Bogra
$282
196 km or 122 mi Rajshahi
$279
196 km or 122 mi Krishnanagar
$294
199 km or 124 mi Sylhet
$296
207 km or 129 mi Shantipur
$307
213 km or 132 mi Chittagong
$312
221 km or 137 mi Naihati
$335
222 km or 138 mi Berhampore
$309
223 km or 139 mi Bhatpara
$342
224 km or 139 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$332
226 km or 141 mi Chandannagar
$335
228 km or 142 mi Rajarhat
$353
229 km or 142 mi Madhyamgram
$341
234 km or 145 mi Barrackpore
$336
234 km or 146 mi North Dumdum
$343
235 km or 146 mi Balurghat
$311
236 km or 147 mi Serampore
$336
236 km or 147 mi Aizawl
$461
236 km or 147 mi Panihati
$344
238 km or 148 mi Kamarhati
$343
238 km or 148 mi South Dumdum
$351
238 km or 148 mi Bidhannagar
$360
239 km or 149 mi Baranagar
$340
239 km or 149 mi Uttarpara
$334
241 km or 150 mi Bally
$338
247 km or 154 mi Howrah
$338
248 km or 154 mi Kolkata
$408
248 km or 154 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$360
254 km or 158 mi Rangpur
$298
255 km or 159 mi Shillong
$390
259 km or 161 mi Barasat
$356
265 km or 165 mi Bardhaman
$317