Dhaka vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dhaka	Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$1875
🏠 One person rent	$106	$156
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$353
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$967
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	72	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 8745th and 7900th ($456 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 401st 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 1.7 months in Foshan. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Foshan ranked 9th in China, while ranked 5727th and 1721st 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	$2.5	$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.76	$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.21	$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$87.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$343	$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$5068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$577	$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$6.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$66.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1449	$23979

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$446
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$303
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$387
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$324
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$290
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$342
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$310
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$315
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$312
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$304
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$362
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$338
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$311
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$347
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$339
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$356
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$341
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$348
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$319
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$343
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$520
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$349
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$355
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$346
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$342
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$346
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$354
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$399
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$325
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$360
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$357
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$323

Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$742
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$812
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$481
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$589
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$791
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$781
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$816
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$618
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1565
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$830
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$939
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$837
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2410
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2614
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$876
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$891
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$824
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$856
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$774
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$785
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$1083
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$831
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$857
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$806
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$752
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$738
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$799
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$716
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$777
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$735
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$812
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$588
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$589
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$525
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$611
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$596
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$584
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$530
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$620
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$638