Dhaka vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dhaka	Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$1767
🏠 One person rent	$106	$181
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$367
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$838
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	72	69
😀 Quality of life	57	71
🏙️ Population	16.8M	10.5M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 23% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 8745th and 7769th ($456 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 350th in Bangladesh and China, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 1.4 months in Dongguan. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Dongguan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 5727th and 2370th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Dongguan

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	Dhaka	Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.5	$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.76	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.21	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$0.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$343	$419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$33.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$9.62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$5578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$577	$3231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$4.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$4.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$49
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$74
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1449	$16599

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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

Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$742
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$939
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$575
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$837
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$481
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$812
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$618
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2410
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2614
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1565
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$781
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$891
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$816
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$791
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$1083
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$830
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$856
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$876
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$774
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$738
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$824
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$785
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$716
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$799
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$588
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$589
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$752
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$831
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$857
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$806
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$777
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$713
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$735
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$525
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$584
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$530
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$596
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$611