Dhaka vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dhaka	Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$831
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$2349
🏠 One person rent	$106	$391
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$725
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$262
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$1013
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	72	91
😀 Quality of life	57	72
🏙️ Population	16.8M	11.9M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 45% less expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 8745th and 6270th ($456 vs $831) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th 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 1.2 months in Hangzhou. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Hangzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 5727th and 2093rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Hangzhou

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	Dhaka	Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.5	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.76	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.21	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$343	$895
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	4.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$6914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$577	$4027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$5.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$7.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$69.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$4.54
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$75.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$471
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1449	$26569

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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 Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$755
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$699
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$596
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$707
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$725
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$720
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$1020
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$707
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$811
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$677
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$694
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$687
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$771
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$789
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1190
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$731
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$731
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$1074
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$713
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$719
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$688
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$690
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$713
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$644
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$675
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$741
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$625
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$651
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$682
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$898
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$645
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$665
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$625
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$763
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$746
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$735
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$682
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$740