Dhaka vs Lyon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Lyon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$1570
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$3820
🏠 One person rent	$118	$773
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$1432
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$2651
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	72	93
😀 Quality of life	54	89
🏙️ Population	16.8M	521K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 73% less expensive than in Lyon. Cities ranked 8899th and 3152nd ($430 vs $1570) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th in Bangladesh and France, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 1.7 months in Lyon. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Lyon ranked 5th in France, while ranked 5971st and 195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Lyon

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	Dhaka	Lyon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.89	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$62
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$6.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$3.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$563
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$1593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$1107
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	3.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$6408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$4049
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$8.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$2.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$6.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$26
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$584
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$10816

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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 Lyon

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Villeurbanne	$1567
50 km or 31 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1081
61 km or 38 mi	Macon	$1256
67 km or 42 mi	Roanne	$1348
84 km or 52 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1470
87 km or 54 mi	Chambery	$1310
92 km or 57 mi	Valence	$1182
94 km or 58 mi	Grenoble	$1434
101 km or 63 mi	Annecy	$1522
109 km or 68 mi	Vernier	$3017
109 km or 68 mi	Meyrin	$2937
110 km or 68 mi	Lancy	$2970
111 km or 69 mi	Carouge	$3028
112 km or 70 mi	Geneva	$3195
114 km or 71 mi	Chalon-sur-Saone	$1247
117 km or 73 mi	Vichy	$1205
118 km or 73 mi	Annemasse	$1352
120 km or 74 mi	Le Creusot	$1050
128 km or 80 mi	Nyon	$3278
136 km or 85 mi	Clermont-Ferrand	$1299
158 km or 98 mi	Chamonix	$1723
159 km or 99 mi	Renens	$2738
163 km or 101 mi	Lausanne	$2732
175 km or 108 mi	Dijon	$1314
177 km or 110 mi	Montreux	$3088
179 km or 111 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$2776
184 km or 115 mi	Montlucon	$1485
188 km or 117 mi	Besancon	$1110
188 km or 117 mi	Nevers	$1316
192 km or 120 mi	Aosta	$1474
195 km or 121 mi	Bulle	$2658
201 km or 125 mi	Avignon	$1338
202 km or 125 mi	Sion	$1950
211 km or 131 mi	Neuchatel	$2308
212 km or 132 mi	Fribourg	$2470
213 km or 132 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2287
217 km or 135 mi	Nimes	$1231
227 km or 141 mi	Manosque	$1338
236 km or 147 mi	Turin	$1424
236 km or 147 mi	Koniz	$2457