Dhaka vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$622
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$1492
🏠 One person rent	$141	$246
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$312
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$704
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	73	43
😀 Quality of life	57	49
🏙️ Population	16.8M	6.65M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 25% less expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 8829th and 7637th ($464 vs $622) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 136th in Bangladesh and China, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 1.1 months in Hengyang. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Hengyang ranked 143rd in China, while ranked 6151st and 6726th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Hengyang

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	Dhaka	Hengyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.14	$2.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$4.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$1.23
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$203
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$23.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$36.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$2989
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$2356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$9.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$4.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$63.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$317
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$7438

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302

Cities near Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$584
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$634
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$527
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$603
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$584
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$564
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$750
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$612
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$592
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$569
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$571
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$618
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$765
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$660
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$593
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$818
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$487
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$543
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$897
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$571
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$595
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$546
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$766
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$572
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$511
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$547
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$537
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$587
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$590
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$568
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$777
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$625
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$548
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$526
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$596
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$589
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599