Chongqing vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chongqing	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$712	$456
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2015	$1241
🏠 One person rent	$292	$106
🏘️ Family rent	$474	$258
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.4	$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$748	$309
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	87	72
😀 Quality of life	72	57
🏙️ Population	32.1M	16.8M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 56% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 6733rd and 8745th ($712 vs $456) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 1st in China and Bangladesh, respectively. Check China vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Chongqing compared to 0.7 months in Dhaka. Chongqing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 2233rd and 5727th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Dhaka

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	Chongqing	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.98	$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19	$9.76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.12	$5.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$4.46
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$609	$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$62.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$343
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$346	$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.6	$19.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55	$30.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.3	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	9.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5354	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1622	$577
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.6	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.85	$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.05	$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$6.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.16	$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.29	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.06	$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.2	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$2.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.8	$17.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.7	$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$346	$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27785	$1449

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$554
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$564
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$625
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$646
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$545
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$674
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$435
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$597
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$530
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$615
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$570
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$620
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$566
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$580
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$607
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$525
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$579
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$559
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$625
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$643
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$619
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$594
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$598
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$535
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$606
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$578
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$589
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$608
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$577
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$562
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$611
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$548
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$603
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$552
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$602
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$566
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$564
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$584
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$596
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$548

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