Cost of living comparison

Dhaka, Bangladesh

compared to

Beirut, Lebanon

Beirut vs. Dhaka Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 3.3 times more expensive than Dhaka.

Restaurants: pay 4.8 times more in Beirut
Groceries: pay 43.5% more in Beirut
Transportation: pay 96.4% more in Beirut
Housing: pay 5.4 times more in Beirut
Childcare: pay 4.6 times more in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.0% more in Beirut
Clothing: pay 3.3 times more in Beirut

The cost of housing, restaurants, childcare, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Beirut are more expensive than in Dhaka. Notably, housing, restaurants, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Beirut.

Beirut vs. Dhaka Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Beirut instead of Dhaka, you would:

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pay 4.8 times more for restaurants

	Dhaka	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.08 BDT252.68	$10.00 LBP895,814	+380.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.58 BDT555.89	$7.64 LBP684,312	+67.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 BDT35.79	$1.59 LBP142,370	+439.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 BDT19.03	$1.13 LBP101,227	+621.2%
Average			+377.2%

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pay 43.5% more for groceries

	Dhaka	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$0.68 BDT82.47	$0.91 LBP81,923	+34.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.97 BDT482.47	$5.48 LBP490,458	+37.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.94 BDT356.63	$6.19 LBP554,302	+110.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.29 BDT157.19	$2.72 LBP243,366	+110.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.45 BDT176.27	$3.84 LBP343,624	+164.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.16 BDT141.09	$0.69 LBP61,965	-40.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 BDT61.76	$0.56 LBP49,766	+9.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 BDT132.28	$0.41 LBP36,783	-62.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 BDT46.28	$0.47 LBP41,785	+22.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 BDT26.14	$0.39 LBP35,080	+82.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 BDT48.57	$0.44 LBP39,289	+9.7%
Average			+43.5%

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pay 96.4% more for transportation

	Dhaka	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.06 BDT492.78	$3.49 LBP312,701	-13.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.96 BDT3,032.12	$75.00 LBP6,718,603	+200.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,957.67 BDT3,032,116.93	$30,000.00 LBP2,687,441,273	+20.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.58 BDT555.89	$12.75 LBP1,142,163	+178.7%
Average			+96.4%

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pay 5.4 times more for housing

	Dhaka	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.11 BDT1,592.58	$31.88 LBP2,855,406	+143.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$115.12 BDT13,985.98	$738.24 LBP66,132,133	+541.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$63.20 BDT7,678.10	$359.38 LBP32,193,307	+468.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$22.22 BDT2,699.22	$161.18 LBP14,438,995	+625.5%
Average			+444.6%

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pay 4.6 times more for childcare

	Dhaka	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$44.32 BDT5,383.95	$283.33 LBP25,381,390	+539.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,486.12 BDT180,548.78	$4,111.11 LBP368,278,989	+176.6%
Average			+357.9%

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pay 56.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Dhaka	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.16 BDT505.35	$3.00 LBP268,744	-27.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.03 BDT246.81	$2.80 LBP250,828	+37.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.91 BDT353.75	$2.00 LBP179,163	-31.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.81 BDT2,164.30	$59.33 LBP5,315,162	+233.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.16 BDT505.35	$7.00 LBP627,070	+68.3%
Average			+56.0%

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pay 3.3 times more for clothing

	Dhaka	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.53 BDT2,008.78	$78.12 LBP6,998,545	+372.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.66 BDT2,388.94	$57.86 LBP5,182,922	+194.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$41.85 BDT5,083.82	$103.12 LBP9,238,079	+146.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$36.92 BDT4,485.35	$110.71 LBP9,917,938	+199.9%
Average			+228.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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