Dhaka vs Lyon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Lyon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$1693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$4047
🏠 One person rent	$141	$831
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$1426
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$3043
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	73	92
😀 Quality of life	57	91
🏙️ Population	16.8M	521K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 73% less expensive than in Lyon. Cities ranked 8829th and 3152nd ($464 vs $1693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd in Bangladesh and France, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 1.8 months in Lyon. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Lyon ranked 5th in France, while ranked 6151st and 177th 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	$2.14	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$7.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$865
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$610
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$1579
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$1080
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$6698
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$4048
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$83.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$24.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$9.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$3.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$6.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$4.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$105
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$11987

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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 Lyon

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Villeurbanne	$1638
50 km or 31 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1239
61 km or 38 mi	Macon	$1383
67 km or 42 mi	Roanne	$1556
84 km or 52 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1582
87 km or 54 mi	Chambery	$1406
92 km or 57 mi	Valence	$1300
94 km or 58 mi	Grenoble	$1525
101 km or 63 mi	Annecy	$1727
109 km or 68 mi	Vernier	$3358
109 km or 68 mi	Meyrin	$3316
110 km or 68 mi	Lancy	$3317
111 km or 69 mi	Carouge	$3382
112 km or 70 mi	Geneva	$3577
114 km or 71 mi	Chalon-sur-Saone	$1365
117 km or 73 mi	Vichy	$1253
118 km or 73 mi	Annemasse	$1536
120 km or 74 mi	Le Creusot	$1148
128 km or 80 mi	Nyon	$3694
136 km or 85 mi	Clermont-Ferrand	$1472
158 km or 98 mi	Chamonix	$1968
159 km or 99 mi	Renens	$3040
163 km or 101 mi	Lausanne	$3069
175 km or 108 mi	Dijon	$1483
177 km or 110 mi	Montreux	$3399
179 km or 111 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$3123
184 km or 115 mi	Montlucon	$1569
188 km or 117 mi	Besancon	$1257
188 km or 117 mi	Nevers	$1427
192 km or 120 mi	Aosta	$1662
195 km or 121 mi	Bulle	$2998
201 km or 125 mi	Avignon	$1498
202 km or 125 mi	Sion	$2397
211 km or 131 mi	Neuchatel	$2732
212 km or 132 mi	Fribourg	$2755
213 km or 132 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2567
217 km or 135 mi	Nimes	$1340
227 km or 141 mi	Manosque	$1438
236 km or 147 mi	Turin	$1582
236 km or 147 mi	Koniz	$2956