Dhaka vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dhaka Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$456
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$106
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$258
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$89
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$309
$1117
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
72
97
😀 Quality of life
57
75
🏙️ Population
16.8M
18.7M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 39% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 8745th and 6607th ($456 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 54th 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 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 5727th and 955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dhaka Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.5
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.76
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.21
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$2.19
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.5
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$343
$1120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.3
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.78%
4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1103
$10173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$577
$4278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.2
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.98
$4.51
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.36
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.9
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.81
🧅 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
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.82
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.65
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.24
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.3
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.22
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.1
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.3
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.9
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1449
$18235

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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 Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620