Dhaka vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dhaka Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$481
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1161
$1896
🏠 One person rent
$152
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$260
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.5
$82.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$777
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
76
67
😀 Quality of life
57
71
🏙️ Population
16.8M
10.5M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 28% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 8803rd and 7469th ($481 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 89th in Bangladesh and China, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 1.2 months in Dongguan. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 6218th and 3662nd 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
$2.19
$2.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.2
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.79
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.1
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.29
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$100
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$185
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.1
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$63
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.49%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1083
$6553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$611
$3642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.31
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.65
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.4
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.11
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.87
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.1
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.08
$7.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.8
$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.8
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2100
$22205

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15 km or 9.5 mi Narayanganj
$351
38 km or 24 mi Narsingdi
$350
77 km or 48 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
90 km or 56 mi Agartala
$355
113 km or 70 mi Barisal
$314
115 km or 71 mi Mymensingh
$287
132 km or 82 mi Khulna
$296
135 km or 84 mi Jessore
$314
164 km or 102 mi Bogra
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rajshahi
$281
196 km or 122 mi Krishnanagar
$275
199 km or 124 mi Sylhet
$327
207 km or 129 mi Shantipur
$290
213 km or 132 mi Chittagong
$358
221 km or 137 mi Naihati
$321
222 km or 138 mi Berhampore
$298
223 km or 139 mi Bhatpara
$330
224 km or 139 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$320
226 km or 141 mi Chandannagar
$321
228 km or 142 mi Rajarhat
$336
229 km or 142 mi Madhyamgram
$325
234 km or 145 mi Barrackpore
$323
234 km or 146 mi North Dumdum
$330
235 km or 146 mi Balurghat
$299
236 km or 147 mi Serampore
$324
236 km or 147 mi Aizawl
$448
236 km or 147 mi Panihati
$331
238 km or 148 mi Kamarhati
$329
238 km or 148 mi South Dumdum
$335
238 km or 148 mi Bidhannagar
$341
239 km or 149 mi Baranagar
$326
239 km or 149 mi Uttarpara
$320
241 km or 150 mi Bally
$326
247 km or 154 mi Howrah
$330
248 km or 154 mi Kolkata
$364
248 km or 154 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$338
254 km or 158 mi Rangpur
$307
255 km or 159 mi Shillong
$344
259 km or 161 mi Barasat
$338
265 km or 165 mi Bardhaman
$307

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608