Brussels vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$1078
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$121
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$235
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$191
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$77.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$282
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	96	72
😀 Quality of life	89	54
🏙️ Population	196K	16.8M

The cost of living in Brussels is 357% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 1988th and 8916th ($1958 vs $428) 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 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 0.7 months in Dhaka. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 173rd and 5968th 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	$20.8	$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$4.18
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$137
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$77.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$167
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$19.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$29.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	10.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$1008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$8.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$0.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$3.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$18.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$2.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$40.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$45.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$1444

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1799
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1701
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1636
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1708
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1619
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1696
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1691
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1661
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1693
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1660
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1779
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1761
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1592
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1595
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1630
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1616
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1555
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1593
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1611
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1514
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1598
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1616
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1545
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1667
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1709
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1560
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1762

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