Brussels vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brussels	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4988	$1161
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$2046	$260
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$79.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3697	$175
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	96	76
😀 Quality of life	92	57
🏙️ Population	196K	16.8M

The cost of living in Brussels is 329% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 1872nd and 8803rd ($2065 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belgium and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Belgium vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 0.4 months in Dhaka. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 99th and 6218th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Dhaka

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	Brussels	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.7	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.7	$5.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1092	$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$185
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$26.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$40.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.9	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	10.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5177	$1083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.95	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$4.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$7.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$6.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.64	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.72	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$4.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.52	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$17.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$44.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1225	$66.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19894	$2100

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1894
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1886
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1854
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1910
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1838
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1877
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1851
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1834
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1785
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1864
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1809
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1890
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1920
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1706
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1702
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1796
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1772
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1692
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1815
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1734
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1763
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1766
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1734
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1887
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1849
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1742
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1857

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$351
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$350
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$355
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$314
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$287
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$296
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$314
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$281
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$275
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$290
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$321
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$298
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$330
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$320
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$321
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$336
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$325
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$323
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$330
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$299
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$324
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$448
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$331
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$329
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$335
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$341
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$326
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$320
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$326
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$330
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$364
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$338
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$344
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$338
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$307