Dhaka vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$3820
🏠 One person rent	$118	$1106
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$1849
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$1278
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	72	93
😀 Quality of life	54	82
🏙️ Population	16.8M	546K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 75% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 8899th and 2671st ($430 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Bangladesh and Portugal, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 0.7 months in Lisbon. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Lisbon ranked 3rd in Portugal, while ranked 5971st and 475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Lisbon

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	Dhaka	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.89	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$1223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$933
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$2337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$1529
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$81.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	4.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$6840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$3925
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$7.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$92.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$562
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$15150

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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 Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1606
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1388
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1325
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1409
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1305
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1178
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1238
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1525
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1368
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1384
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1360
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1316
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1371
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1413
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1501
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1339
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1305
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1137
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1213
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1336
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1248
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1369
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1255
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1242
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1249
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1230
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1349
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1160
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1502
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1168
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1282
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1206
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1102
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1168
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1135
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1100
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1170
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$908
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1112