Dhaka vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$1882
🏠 One person rent	$141	$263
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$461
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$752
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	73	69
😀 Quality of life	57	72
🏙️ Population	16.8M	10.5M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 30% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 8829th and 7341st ($464 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 78th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Dongguan ranked 20th in China, while ranked 6151st and 3389th 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	$2.14	$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$1.27
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$6823
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$3488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$4.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$6.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$30
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$21416

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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

Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$758
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$878
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$589
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$608
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$518
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$829
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$662
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2414
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1746
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$777
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$766
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$827
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$941
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$816
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$818
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$892
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$765
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$579
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$809
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$766
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$451
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$669
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$454
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$589
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$750
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$780
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$773
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$897
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$697
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$693
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$546
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$634
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$622
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$574
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$598