Dhaka vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dhaka Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$428
$2753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1078
$6771
🏠 One person rent
$121
$1851
🏘️ Family rent
$235
$3862
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$522
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.7
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$282
$4007
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
72
100
😀 Quality of life
54
88
🏙️ Population
16.8M
7.41M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 84% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 8916th and 379th ($428 vs $2753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.5 months in Hong Kong. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 5968th and 205th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dhaka Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$8.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.5
$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.57
$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.18
$7.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.07
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.29
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$137
$2262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$77.4
$1530
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$4948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$167
$3273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.5
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.48%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1008
$29105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$531
$18561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.8
$63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$3.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$25.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$24.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.68
$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.4
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.65
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.1
$95
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.4
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.2
$85.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.4
$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$45.9
$1053
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1444
$22381

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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 Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$958
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$641
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1590
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$491
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$678
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$629
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$830
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$763
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1014
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$602
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$824
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$801
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$808
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$806
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$895
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$726
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$852
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$592
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$795
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$819
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$783
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$774
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$774
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$780
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$813
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$746
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$794
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$731
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$807
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$671
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$725
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$821
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$538
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$623