Dhaka vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

Dhaka Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$464
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1097
$1803
🏠 One person rent
$163
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$263
$447
🍽️ Food expenses
$184
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.9
$74.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$260
$868
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
72
95
😀 Quality of life
56
58
🏙️ Population
16.8M
9.5M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 28% less expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 8592nd and 7300th ($464 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 486th in Bangladesh and China, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 1.3 months in Foshan. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Foshan ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 5833rd and 5593rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dhaka Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.1
$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$4.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.12
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.28
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$343
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$177
$340
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23
$37.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.5
$56.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.6
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.76%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1114
$5675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$542
$2314
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.3
$17.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.05
$4.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.29
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.96
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.73
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$6.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.55
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.84
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.88
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.5
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.56
$6.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.26
$3.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$59.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.4
$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1474
$25493

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15 km or 9.5 mi Narayanganj
$360
38 km or 24 mi Narsingdi
$268
77 km or 48 mi Brahmanbaria
$327
90 km or 56 mi Agartala
$310
113 km or 70 mi Barisal
$297
115 km or 71 mi Mymensingh
$280
132 km or 82 mi Khulna
$301
135 km or 84 mi Jessore
$389
164 km or 102 mi Bogra
$324
196 km or 122 mi Rajshahi
$315
196 km or 122 mi Krishnanagar
$333
199 km or 124 mi Sylhet
$312
207 km or 129 mi Shantipur
$329
213 km or 132 mi Chittagong
$362
221 km or 137 mi Naihati
$333
222 km or 138 mi Berhampore
$331
223 km or 139 mi Bhatpara
$340
224 km or 139 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$331
226 km or 141 mi Chandannagar
$329
228 km or 142 mi Rajarhat
$340
229 km or 142 mi Madhyamgram
$331
234 km or 145 mi Barrackpore
$329
234 km or 146 mi North Dumdum
$334
235 km or 146 mi Balurghat
$329
236 km or 147 mi Serampore
$331
236 km or 147 mi Aizawl
$525
236 km or 147 mi Panihati
$338
238 km or 148 mi Kamarhati
$337
238 km or 148 mi South Dumdum
$339
238 km or 148 mi Bidhannagar
$345
239 km or 149 mi Baranagar
$334
239 km or 149 mi Uttarpara
$329
241 km or 150 mi Bally
$335
247 km or 154 mi Howrah
$299
248 km or 154 mi Kolkata
$364
248 km or 154 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$341
254 km or 158 mi Rangpur
$289
255 km or 159 mi Shillong
$291
259 km or 161 mi Barasat
$335
265 km or 165 mi Bardhaman
$337

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$863
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$702
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$612
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$762
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$724
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$730
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$668
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$686
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1610
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$716
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$1079
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$757
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2380
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2884
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$718
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$692
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$721
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$701
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$656
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$700
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$709
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$689
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$516
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$717
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$775
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$702
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$732
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$760
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$658
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$697
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$788
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$661
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$1049
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$533
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$705
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$679
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$749
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$673
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$597
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$697