Dhaka vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dhaka	Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$2614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$6294
🏠 One person rent	$106	$1726
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$3471
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$501
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$4054
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	72	100
😀 Quality of life	57	89
🏙️ Population	16.8M	7.41M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 83% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 8745th and 503rd ($456 vs $2614) 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 1.6 months in Hong Kong. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 5727th and 168th 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	$2.5	$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.76	$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.21	$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$6.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$2033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$343	$4405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$2942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$28583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$577	$18618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$63.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$82
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1449	$20363

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$446
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$303
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$387
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$324
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$290
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$342
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$310
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$315
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$312
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$304
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$362
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$338
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$311
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$347
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$339
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$356
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$341
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$348
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$319
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$343
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$520
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$349
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$355
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$346
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$342
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$346
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$354
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$399
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$325
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$360
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$357
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$323

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2410
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$939
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$618
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1565
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$481
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$589
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$837
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$812
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$742
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$1083
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$575
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$816
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$891
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$781
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$791
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$830
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$876
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$738
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$716
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$856
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$588
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$799
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$824
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$774
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$857
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$831
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$785
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$812
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$777
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$752
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$806
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$713
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$721
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$620
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$735
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$851
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$525
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$611