Dhaka vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$1738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$4010
🏠 One person rent	$121	$1101
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$405
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$92.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$1351
😷 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 8916th and 2758th ($428 vs $1738) 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 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 0.8 months in Lisbon. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Lisbon ranked 1st in Portugal, while ranked 5968th and 437th 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	$1.9	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$9.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$1300
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$2473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$1564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$91.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$6911
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$3548
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$11.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$7.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$6.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$86.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$92.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$16143

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$301
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$271
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$380
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$295
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$256
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$339
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$290
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$279
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$296
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$335
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$309
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$342
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$335
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$353
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$336
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$311
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$336
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$461
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$343
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$340
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$334
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$338
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$338
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$408
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$298
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$390
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$356
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$317

Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1694
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1385
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1401
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1460
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1418
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1293
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1332
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1618
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1460
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1453
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1491
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1408
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1471
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1534
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1834
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1412
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1357
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1202
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1266
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1348
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1312
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1350
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1323
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1314
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1321
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1301
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1425
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1237
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1256
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1624
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1206
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1351
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1275
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1213
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1249
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1228
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1221
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1235
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1097
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1162