Dhaka vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$1708
🏠 One person rent	$118	$205
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$435
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$991
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	72	93
😀 Quality of life	54	66
🏙️ Population	16.8M	9.37M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 31% less expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 8899th and 7405th ($430 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 160th in Bangladesh and China, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 1.6 months in Hefei. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Hefei ranked 31st in China, while ranked 5971st and 3963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Hefei

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	Dhaka	Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.89	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$2103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$40.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$9.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$83.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$28
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$237
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$8278

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314

Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$621
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$608
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$664
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$600
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$632
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$691
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$505
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$587
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$611
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$555
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$672
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$621
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$633
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$613
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$602
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$620
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$642
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$654
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$607
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$630
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$621
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$650
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$591
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$603
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$695
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$620
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$668
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$702
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$644
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$642
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$484
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$665