Dhaka vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dhaka Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$481
$2674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1161
$6072
🏠 One person rent
$152
$1749
🏘️ Family rent
$260
$3066
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.5
$234
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$1241
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
76
100
😀 Quality of life
57
82
🏙️ Population
16.8M
7.41M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 82% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 8803rd and 621st ($481 vs $2674) 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 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 0.5 months in Hong Kong. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 6218th and 632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Hong Kong

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Dhaka Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.19
$7.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.2
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.79
$6.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.1
$6.97
☕ Cappuccino
$2.29
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$2025
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$100
$1485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$3592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$185
$2650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.1
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.49%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1083
$25175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$611
$16126
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.31
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.65
$24.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$9.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.4
$3.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.11
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.87
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.1
$77.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.08
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.8
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.8
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$1026
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2100
$22890

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi Narayanganj
$351
38 km or 24 mi Narsingdi
$350
77 km or 48 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
90 km or 56 mi Agartala
$355
113 km or 70 mi Barisal
$314
115 km or 71 mi Mymensingh
$287
132 km or 82 mi Khulna
$296
135 km or 84 mi Jessore
$314
164 km or 102 mi Bogra
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rajshahi
$281
196 km or 122 mi Krishnanagar
$275
199 km or 124 mi Sylhet
$327
207 km or 129 mi Shantipur
$290
213 km or 132 mi Chittagong
$358
221 km or 137 mi Naihati
$321
222 km or 138 mi Berhampore
$298
223 km or 139 mi Bhatpara
$330
224 km or 139 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$320
226 km or 141 mi Chandannagar
$321
228 km or 142 mi Rajarhat
$336
229 km or 142 mi Madhyamgram
$325
234 km or 145 mi Barrackpore
$323
234 km or 146 mi North Dumdum
$330
235 km or 146 mi Balurghat
$299
236 km or 147 mi Serampore
$324
236 km or 147 mi Aizawl
$448
236 km or 147 mi Panihati
$331
238 km or 148 mi Kamarhati
$329
238 km or 148 mi South Dumdum
$335
238 km or 148 mi Bidhannagar
$341
239 km or 149 mi Baranagar
$326
239 km or 149 mi Uttarpara
$320
241 km or 150 mi Bally
$326
247 km or 154 mi Howrah
$330
248 km or 154 mi Kolkata
$364
248 km or 154 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$338
254 km or 158 mi Rangpur
$307
255 km or 159 mi Shillong
$344
259 km or 161 mi Barasat
$338
265 km or 165 mi Bardhaman
$307

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$674
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1718
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$534
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$666
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$621
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$848
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$782
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$943
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$611
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$844
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$765
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$795
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$832
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$896
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$589
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$807
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$465
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$673
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$816
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$760
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$789
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$790
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$769
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$814
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$730
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$738
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$698
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$696
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$723
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$694
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$699
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$903
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$533
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$608