Berlin vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$1093
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$118
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$238
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$194
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$80.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$274
😷 Air quality	Good	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	72
😀 Quality of life	95	54
🏙️ Population	3.78M	16.8M

The cost of living in Berlin is 372% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 1762nd and 8899th ($2027 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Germany and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Germany vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 0.6 months in Dhaka. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 21st and 5971st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Dhaka

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	Berlin	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$1.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$12.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$4.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$73.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$290
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	10.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$21.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$4.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$2.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$40.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$47.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$1681

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

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