Dhaka vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$5689
🏠 One person rent	$141	$1439
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$2480
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$674
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$3017
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	73	78
😀 Quality of life	57	87
🏙️ Population	16.8M	936K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 81% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 8829th and 950th ($464 vs $2447) 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 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 6151st and 351st 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	$2.14	$24.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$18.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$9.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$1189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$2738
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$14293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$9538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$2.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$3.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$99.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$23696

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$987
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1072
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$837
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1998
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1021
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1732
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2347
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1947
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2142
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2064
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$915
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2303
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1937
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$807
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2937
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2153
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$548
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2108
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1855
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1879
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1850