Beirut vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Beirut	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1261	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3035	$1123
🏠 One person rent	$549	$141
🏘️ Family rent	$930	$240
🍽️ Food expenses	$386	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$198	$80.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$233	$181
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	75	73
😀 Quality of life	63	57
🏙️ Population	2.42M	16.8M

The cost of living in Beirut is 172% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 4577th and 8829th ($1261 vs $464) 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 0.4 months in Dhaka. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 5475th and 6151st 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	$10.9	$2.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.9	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.07	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.02	$5.09
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.77	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$699	$149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$324	$95.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1258	$274
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$586	$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$22.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.5%	11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2827	$939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1901	$535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.8	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.8	$4.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.46	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$8.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$6.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$3.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.94	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.95	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.8	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.07	$2.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$66	$18.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$46.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$364	$57.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6680	$1844

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Cities near Beirut

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Jounieh	$1028
37 km or 23 mi	Zahle	$930
38 km or 23 mi	Sidon	$822
68 km or 42 mi	Tripoli	$787
75 km or 46 mi	Tyre	$647
76 km or 47 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1808
83 km or 52 mi	Damascus	$671
99 km or 62 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1803
102 km or 64 mi	Safed	$1847
106 km or 66 mi	Nahariya	$1775
112 km or 69 mi	Karmiel	$1630
114 km or 71 mi	Acre	$1633
115 km or 72 mi	Sakhnin	$1745
116 km or 72 mi	Arraba	$1789
119 km or 74 mi	Tamra	$1798
122 km or 76 mi	Tiberias	$1808
123 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1842
124 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1819
124 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1804
124 km or 77 mi	Shefa-'Amr	$1828
127 km or 79 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1769
130 km or 81 mi	Haifa	$1840
131 km or 82 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1862
132 km or 82 mi	Nesher	$1757
133 km or 83 mi	Nazareth	$1850
137 km or 85 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1917
142 km or 88 mi	Yokneam Illit	$1932
144 km or 89 mi	Afula	$1817
145 km or 90 mi	Homs	$402
151 km or 94 mi	Irbid	$753
155 km or 97 mi	Zikhron Ya'akov	$1978
156 km or 97 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1954
165 km or 103 mi	Pardes Hanna-Karkur	$1991
169 km or 105 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2001
169 km or 105 mi	Hadera	$1786
179 km or 111 mi	Hama	$438
183 km or 114 mi	Jerash	$748
183 km or 114 mi	Netanya	$2247
184 km or 114 mi	Latakia	$441
186 km or 116 mi	Tayibe	$2108

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302