Changsha vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Changsha	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$592	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1571	$1123
🏠 One person rent	$202	$141
🏘️ Family rent	$346	$240
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.5	$80.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$869	$181
😷 Air quality	Bad	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	95	73
😀 Quality of life	72	57
🏙️ Population	10M	16.8M

The cost of living in Changsha is 28% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 7882nd and 8829th ($592 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 200th 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 0.4 months in Dhaka. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 3381st and 6151st 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	$2.78	$2.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.91	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$5.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.81	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$188	$149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$154	$95.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$338	$274
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$279	$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.9	$22.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.64%	11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2162	$939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3816	$535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.49	$4.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.33	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$8.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$6.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$3.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.19	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.59	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.5	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.91	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.1	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.06	$2.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$85	$18.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$46.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$57.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7438	$1844

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Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$527
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$569
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$571
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$584
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$612
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$584
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$595
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$564
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$618
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$572
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$622
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$487
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$547
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$603
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$587
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$511
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$593
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$590
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$625
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$660
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$634
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$599
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$596
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$548
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$750
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$534
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$609
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$638
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$526
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$639
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$671
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$571
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$632
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$646
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$598
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$546

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