Dhaka vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$2114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$5127
🏠 One person rent	$118	$1224
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$2310
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$2561
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	72	78
😀 Quality of life	54	85
🏙️ Population	16.8M	936K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 80% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 8899th and 1551st ($430 vs $2114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Bangladesh and Israel, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 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 5971st and 374th 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	$1.89	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$8.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$1380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$980
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$1903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$13235
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$8778
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$9.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$89.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$878
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$17799

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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

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1930
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511