Dhaka vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$590
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$1492
🏠 One person rent	$118	$216
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$311
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$729
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	72	44
😀 Quality of life	54	43
🏙️ Population	16.8M	6.65M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 27% less expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 8899th and 7767th ($430 vs $590) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 276th 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 1.2 months in Hengyang. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Hengyang ranked 140th in China, while ranked 5971st and 6669th 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	$1.89	$2.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$1.19
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$517
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$23
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$34.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$3292
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$3135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$3.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$24.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$5.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$83.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$67.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$8454

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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 Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$579
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$609
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$582
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$592
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$553
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$724
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$577
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$577
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$570
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$586
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$590
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$755
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$600
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$564
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$818
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$480
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$543
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$761
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$579
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$596
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$522
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$758
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$569
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$533
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$549
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$539
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$589
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$591
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$573
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$794
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$635
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$556
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$506
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$591
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$585
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600