Brussels vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brussels	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4478	$1093
🏠 One person rent	$1024	$118
🏘️ Family rent	$1880	$238
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$194
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$80.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2931	$274
😷 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 322% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 2354th and 8899th ($1816 vs $430) 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 0.6 months in Dhaka. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 190th and 5971st 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	$18.9	$1.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$12.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$4.23
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$770	$73.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1932	$290
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1489	$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.61%	10.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4207	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.62	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$21.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$4.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.6	$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$2.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.5	$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$40.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$975	$47.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19505	$1681

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1651
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1663
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1667
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1692
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1580
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1647
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1642
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1660
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1539
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1685
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1618
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1626
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1556
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1615
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1594
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1541
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1607
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1585
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1536
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1599
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1560
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1663
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1683
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1446
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1492
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1537
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1523
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1461
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1488
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1530
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1362
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1509
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1520
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1475
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1578
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1613
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1488
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1640

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