Berlin vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Berlin	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2104	$428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5039	$1078
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$121
🏘️ Family rent	$2202	$235
🍽️ Food expenses	$534	$191
🚐 Transport expenses	$288	$77.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3287	$282
😷 Air quality	Good	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	72
😀 Quality of life	95	54
🏙️ Population	3.76M	16.8M

The cost of living in Berlin is 391% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 1583rd and 8916th ($2104 vs $428) 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 0.7 months in Dhaka. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 23rd and 5968th 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	$14.5	$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$4.18
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1178	$137
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$855	$77.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2408	$293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$167
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$19.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$29.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	10.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8742	$1008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6444	$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$8.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$0.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.43	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$3.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$18.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.8	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$2.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.4	$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.8	$40.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$45.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8961	$1444

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1739
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1783
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1775
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1739
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1786
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1730
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1717
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1780
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1739
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1690
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1752
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1737
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1671
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1687
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1713
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1734
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1714
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1574
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1692
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1469
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1393
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1261
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1386
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1387
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1396
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1345
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1513
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1390
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1470
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1372
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1386
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1349
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1365
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1169
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1384
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$931
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1387
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1369

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