Dhaka vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dhaka Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$478
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1155
$1823
🏠 One person rent
$150
$234
🏘️ Family rent
$256
$399
🍽️ Food expenses
$209
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.9
$72.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$238
$798
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
76
93
😀 Quality of life
58
72
🏙️ Population
16.8M
9.5M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 24% less expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 8770th and 7755th ($478 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 181st in Bangladesh and China, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Dhaka compared to 1.3 months in Foshan. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Foshan ranked 19th in China, while ranked 6105th and 2991st 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
$2.19
$3.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.2
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.87
$1.04
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$300
$485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$181
$259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40
$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.8
$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.58%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1249
$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$700
$1845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.35
$5.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.91
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.2
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$6.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.88
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$71.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.08
$5.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.12
$3.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$17
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$77.5
$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2391
$22953

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$348
38 km or 24 mi Narsingdi
$357
77 km or 48 mi Brahmanbaria
$329
90 km or 56 mi Agartala
$342
113 km or 70 mi Barisal
$321
115 km or 71 mi Mymensingh
$278
132 km or 82 mi Khulna
$287
135 km or 84 mi Jessore
$326
164 km or 102 mi Bogra
$297
196 km or 122 mi Rajshahi
$289
196 km or 122 mi Krishnanagar
$272
199 km or 124 mi Sylhet
$327
207 km or 129 mi Shantipur
$285
213 km or 132 mi Chittagong
$358
221 km or 137 mi Naihati
$313
222 km or 138 mi Berhampore
$288
223 km or 139 mi Bhatpara
$319
224 km or 139 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$311
226 km or 141 mi Chandannagar
$311
228 km or 142 mi Rajarhat
$327
229 km or 142 mi Madhyamgram
$318
234 km or 145 mi Barrackpore
$314
234 km or 146 mi North Dumdum
$321
235 km or 146 mi Balurghat
$288
236 km or 147 mi Serampore
$315
236 km or 147 mi Aizawl
$435
236 km or 147 mi Panihati
$324
238 km or 148 mi Kamarhati
$321
238 km or 148 mi South Dumdum
$326
238 km or 148 mi Bidhannagar
$333
239 km or 149 mi Baranagar
$318
239 km or 149 mi Uttarpara
$313
241 km or 150 mi Bally
$319
247 km or 154 mi Howrah
$321
248 km or 154 mi Kolkata
$362
248 km or 154 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$331
254 km or 158 mi Rangpur
$307
255 km or 159 mi Shillong
$336
259 km or 161 mi Barasat
$328
265 km or 165 mi Bardhaman
$296

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$785
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$873
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$548
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$694
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$801
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$858
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$678
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1734
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$995
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$638
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2396
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2663
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$908
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$777
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$828
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$793
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$766
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$778
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$954
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$802
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$797
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$751
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$739
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$600
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$682
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$473
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$824
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$714
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$758
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$474
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$612
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$528
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$620
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$601
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$648
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$602
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$711
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$679