Dhaka vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dhaka Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$428
$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1078
$2294
🏠 One person rent
$121
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$235
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.7
$76.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$282
$1294
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
72
97
😀 Quality of life
54
75
🏙️ Population
16.8M
18.7M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 44% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 8916th and 6602nd ($428 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 49th 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 Guangzhou. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 5968th and 1036th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dhaka Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.5
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.57
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.18
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.07
$3.43
🥤 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
$457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$77.4
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$1125
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$167
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.5
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.48%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1008
$10222
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$531
$4345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.8
$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$4.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.68
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.4
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.65
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.1
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.4
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.2
$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.4
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$45.9
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1444
$15919

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671