Changsha vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Changsha	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$456
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1438	$1241
🏠 One person rent	$178	$106
🏘️ Family rent	$332	$258
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.5	$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$820	$309
😷 Air quality	Bad	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	95	72
😀 Quality of life	70	57
🏙️ Population	10M	16.8M

The cost of living in Changsha is 17% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 8258th and 8745th ($533 vs $456) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 1st in China and Bangladesh, respectively. Check China vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changsha compared to 0.7 months in Dhaka. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 2707th and 5727th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Dhaka

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	Changsha	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.13	$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.7	$9.76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$5.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$4.46
☕ Cappuccino	$2.85	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$125	$62.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$343
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$210	$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$19.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.4	$30.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.23%	9.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2091	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5529	$577
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.8	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.78	$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.93	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$6.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.71	$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.19	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.4	$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.46	$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.2	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.05	$2.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$17.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$306	$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5569	$1449

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Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$578
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$555
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$585
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$575
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$565
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$573
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$570
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$604
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$554
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$587
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$583
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$530
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$579
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$538
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$574
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$577
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$602
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$558
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$581
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$596
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$647
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$613
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$584
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$586
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$609
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$580
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$579
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$752
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$574
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$620
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$669
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$538
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$646
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$697
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$585
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$661
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$605
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$685
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$647
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$574

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$446
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$303
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$387
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$324
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$290
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$342
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$310
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$315
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$312
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$304
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$362
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$338
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$311
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$347
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$339
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$356
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$341
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$348
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$319
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$343
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$520
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$349
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$355
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$346
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$342
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$346
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$354
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$399
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$325
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$360
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$357
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$323