Chengdu vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chengdu	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1808	$1078
🏠 One person rent	$251	$121
🏘️ Family rent	$445	$235
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$191
🚐 Transport expenses	$87	$77.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$892	$282
😷 Air quality	Bad	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	94	72
😀 Quality of life	72	54
🏙️ Population	20.9M	16.8M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 54% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 7209th and 8916th ($660 vs $428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st and 1st in China and Bangladesh, respectively. Check China vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 0.7 months in Dhaka. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 1933rd and 5968th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Dhaka

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	Chengdu	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.91	$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.5	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$4.18
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$137
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$77.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$586	$293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$329	$167
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.4	$19.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$29.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	10.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4168	$1008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.55	$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$8.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$0.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$3.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.17	$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32	$18.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.1	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$2.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.4	$40.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$389	$45.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15153	$1444

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$614
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$605
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$587
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$572
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$611
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$603
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$591
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$604
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$624
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$559
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$625
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$550
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$588
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$613
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$574
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$570
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$609
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$682
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$609
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$618
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$560
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$551
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$627
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$642
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$607
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$596
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$575
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$662
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$593
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$600
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$584
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$595
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$620
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$569
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$568
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$612
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$555
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$594
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$591

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$301
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$271
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$380
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$295
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$256
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$339
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$290
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$279
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$296
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$335
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$309
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$342
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$335
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$353
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$336
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$311
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$336
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$461
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$343
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$340
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$334
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$338
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$338
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$408
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$298
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$390
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$356
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$317