Dhaka vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Dhaka Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$481
$611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1161
$1771
🏠 One person rent
$152
$230
🏘️ Family rent
$260
$388
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.5
$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$780
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
76
93
😀 Quality of life
57
72
🏙️ Population
16.8M
9.5M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 21% less expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 8803rd and 7844th ($481 vs $611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 183rd 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 14th in China, while ranked 6218th and 3253rd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Dhaka vs Foshan

Prices for goods and services in Dhaka and Foshan are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Dhaka Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.19
$3.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.2
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.79
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.1
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.29
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$100
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$185
$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.1
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$77.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.49%
3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1083
$4193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$611
$1783
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.31
$5.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.65
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.4
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.11
$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.87
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.1
$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.08
$5.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$3.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.8
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.8
$59.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2100
$22493

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dhaka

Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Foshan

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$782
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$848
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$534
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$666
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$795
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$844
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$674
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1718
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$832
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$621
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2415
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2674
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$896
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$765
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$816
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$807
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$760
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$769
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$943
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$790
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$789
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$738
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$730
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$589
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$673
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$464
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$805
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$699
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$814
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$465
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$602
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$533
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$608
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$587
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$638
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$609
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$694
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$664