Dhaka vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$2035
🏠 One person rent	$121	$257
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$542
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$738
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	72	69
😀 Quality of life	54	69
🏙️ Population	16.8M	10.5M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 37% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 8916th and 7055th ($428 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 115th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Dongguan ranked 18th in China, while ranked 5968th and 3115th 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	$1.9	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$5799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$21927

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$301
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$271
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$380
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$295
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$256
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$339
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$290
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$279
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$296
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$335
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$309
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$342
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$335
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$353
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$336
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$311
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$336
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$461
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$343
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$340
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$334
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$338
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$338
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$408
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$298
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$390
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$356
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$317

Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$763
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$958
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$602
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$629
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$491
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$830
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$641
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2427
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1590
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$808
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$801
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$824
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$1014
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$839
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$852
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$895
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$783
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$726
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$819
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$780
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$691
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$795
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$592
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$605
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$746
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$774
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$774
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$813
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$794
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$713
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$725
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$538
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$618
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$611
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$607
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$623