Dhaka vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dhaka	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$481	$2483
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1161	$5802
🏠 One person rent	$152	$1417
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$2357
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$720
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.5	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$175	$3437
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	76	77
😀 Quality of life	57	86
🏙️ Population	16.8M	936K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 81% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 8803rd and 911th ($481 vs $2483) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Bangladesh and Israel, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 1.4 months in Jerusalem. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Jerusalem ranked 2nd in Israel, while ranked 6218th and 410th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Jerusalem

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	Dhaka	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.19	$25.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$94.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.79	$19.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.1	$10.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$1637
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$100	$1119
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$2975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$185	$1851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.49%	5.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1083	$16323
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$611	$9037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.31	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$2.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$2.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$3.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.65	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$3.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.4	$3.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.87	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$107
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.11	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.8	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.8	$152
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$66.9	$1104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2100	$27069

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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

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1122
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$895
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2154
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1062
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1821
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2346
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2066
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2270
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2260
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2288
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2253
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2192
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$978
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2385
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2449
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2031
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2451
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$910
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2147
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2320
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2702
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2346
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2145
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2110
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$3089
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2432
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2274
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$546
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2207
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1946
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1962
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1761