Dhaka vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$1932
🏠 One person rent	$121	$185
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$415
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$864
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	72	95
😀 Quality of life	54	70
🏙️ Population	16.8M	9.5M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 29% less expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 8916th and 7753rd ($428 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 301st 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 1.4 months in Foshan. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Foshan ranked 11th in China, while ranked 5968th and 2359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Foshan

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	Dhaka	Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.9	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$1.14
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$41.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$64.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$4523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$2043
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$7.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$24357

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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 Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$763
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$830
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$491
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$678
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$808
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$824
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$641
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1590
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$839
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$958
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$629
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2427
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$895
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$801
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$819
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$852
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$783
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$780
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$1014
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$774
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$774
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$794
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$746
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$726
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$795
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$691
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$725
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$813
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$592
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$605
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$538
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$623
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$607
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$618
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$611
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$671
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$660