Brussels vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brussels	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$456
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4554	$1241
🏠 One person rent	$1085	$106
🏘️ Family rent	$1927	$258
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3070	$309
😷 Air quality	Good	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	96	72
😀 Quality of life	89	57
🏙️ Population	189K	16.8M

The cost of living in Brussels is 310% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 2147th and 8745th ($1869 vs $456) 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 148th and 5727th 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	$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$9.76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$5.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$4.46
☕ Cappuccino	$3.91	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$968	$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$834	$62.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1848	$343
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1555	$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$19.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$30.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.2	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	9.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4416	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$577
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$0.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.73	$6.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.76	$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.9	$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.8	$2.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$17.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$978	$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23098	$1449

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1743
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1640
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1567
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1645
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1613
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1544
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1630
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1619
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1553
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1575
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1581
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1678
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1618
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1469
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1563
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1568
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1533
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1484
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1517
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1539
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1426
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1536
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1536
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1511
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1413
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1596
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1631
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1570
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1650

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$446
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$303
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$387
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$324
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$290
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$342
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$310
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$315
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$312
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$304
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$362
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$338
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$311
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$347
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$339
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$356
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$341
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$348
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$319
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$343
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$520
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$349
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$355
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$346
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$342
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$346
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$354
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$399
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$325
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$360
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$357
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$323