Chongqing vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chongqing	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$634	$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1938	$1093
🏠 One person rent	$224	$118
🏘️ Family rent	$442	$238
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$194
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.1	$80.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$957	$274
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	88	72
😀 Quality of life	72	54
🏙️ Population	32.1M	16.8M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 47% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 7340th and 8899th ($634 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th 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 Chongqing compared to 0.6 months in Dhaka. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 1675th and 5971st 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	$3.91	$1.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$12.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$4.23
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$73.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$550	$290
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.91	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	10.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2326	$963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1374	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.2	$21.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.83	$4.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.31	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.5	$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$2.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$40.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$47.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26796	$1681

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$553
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$584
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$593
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$613
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$579
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$652
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$526
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$584
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$546
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$592
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$540
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$590
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$591
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$554
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$580
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$530
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$570
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$590
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$623
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$554
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$554
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$549
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$527
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$584
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$540
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$540
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$572
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$575
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$529
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$581
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$532
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$572
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$585
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$599
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$559
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$573
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$539

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