Chengdu vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chengdu	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1664	$1093
🏠 One person rent	$240	$118
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$238
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$194
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$80.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$863	$274
😷 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 45% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 7421st and 8899th ($623 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th 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 0.6 months in Dhaka. Chengdu ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 1890th and 5971st 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	$2.78	$1.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$12.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$4.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$73.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$290
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.5	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.34%	10.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3812	$963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2020	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$21.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$4.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$2.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.9	$40.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$305	$47.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11550	$1681

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$581
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$572
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$554
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$540
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$580
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$549
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$572
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$590
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$529
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$592
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$527
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$554
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$573
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$546
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$540
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$532
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$579
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$652
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$584
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$593
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$526
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$530
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$590
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$613
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$584
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$599
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$553
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$610
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$591
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$608
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$580
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$601
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$696
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$540
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$584
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$585
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$554
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$574

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314