Dhaka vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$1858
🏠 One person rent	$121	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$494
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$952
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	72	93
😀 Quality of life	54	65
🏙️ Population	16.8M	9.37M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 41% less expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 8916th and 6780th ($428 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 68th 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 1.3 months in Hefei. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Hefei ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 5968th and 4171st 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	$1.9	$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$3971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$43
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$8558

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
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

Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$694
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$649
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$706
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$658
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$748
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$705
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$903
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$524
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$623
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$672
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$774
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$636
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$642
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$771
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$651
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$673
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$617
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$645
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$639
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$650
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$703
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$690
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$630
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$659
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$648
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$698
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$613
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$619
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$629
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$633
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$702
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$656
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$705
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$729
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$673
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$694
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$665
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$528
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$699