Dhaka vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dhaka Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$464
$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1123
$1710
🏠 One person rent
$141
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$240
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$69.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$762
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
73
95
😀 Quality of life
57
73
🏙️ Population
16.8M
9.5M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 21% less expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 8829th and 7909th ($464 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 211th 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 1.3 months in Foshan. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Foshan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 6151st and 2948th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dhaka Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.14
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.2
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.09
$0.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$149
$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$95.5
$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$172
$245
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.7
$48.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.1
$74.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.01%
3.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$939
$4095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$535
$1740
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.3
$9.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.36
$5.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.02
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.6
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$9.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$6.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$5.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.88
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.7
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.04
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.15
$3.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.7
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.2
$57.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.7
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1844
$21696

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$758
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$829
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$518
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$662
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$794
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$777
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$827
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$662
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1746
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$816
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$878
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$608
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2414
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2718
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$892
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$766
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$809
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$818
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$765
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$766
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$941
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$780
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$773
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$726
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$750
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$579
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$669
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$451
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$790
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$693
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$897
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$454
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$546
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$598
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$574
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$634
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$622
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$677
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$652