Chongqing vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chongqing	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1695	$1123
🏠 One person rent	$180	$141
🏘️ Family rent	$312	$240
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.3	$80.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$914	$181
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	87	73
😀 Quality of life	74	57
🏙️ Population	32.1M	16.8M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 21% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 8185th and 8829th ($561 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 322nd and 1st in China and Bangladesh, respectively. Check China vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chongqing compared to 0.4 months in Dhaka. Chongqing ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 2237th and 6151st 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	$2.82	$2.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$5.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$95.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$433	$274
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$231	$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.8	$22.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32	$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.46	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.87%	11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2367	$939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1345	$535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$4.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$8.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$6.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.06	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$3.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.05	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.1	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$2.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$18.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66	$46.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$57.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23821	$1844

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$542
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$569
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$575
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$562
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$565
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$645
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$541
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$573
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$551
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$598
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$538
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$570
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$583
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$551
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$591
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$538
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$557
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$601
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$599
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$635
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$563
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$571
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$563
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$528
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$569
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$557
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$552
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$588
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$558
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$544
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$596
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$536
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$580
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$567
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$587
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$562
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$568
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$571
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$537

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