Dhaka vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dhaka Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$478
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1155
$2603
🏠 One person rent
$150
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$256
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$209
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.9
$80
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$238
$1504
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
76
80
😀 Quality of life
58
88
🏙️ Population
16.8M
2.71M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 51% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 8770th and 5770th ($478 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Bangladesh and Taiwan, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Dhaka compared to 1.5 months in Kaohsiung. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Kaohsiung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6105th and 281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Kaohsiung

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Dhaka Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.19
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.2
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.87
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$300
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$181
$468
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.8
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.58%
2.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1249
$4645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$700
$3214
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.35
$9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$3.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$6.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.91
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.2
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.88
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.08
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.12
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$17
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$77.5
$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2391
$13326

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi Narayanganj
$348
38 km or 24 mi Narsingdi
$357
77 km or 48 mi Brahmanbaria
$329
90 km or 56 mi Agartala
$342
113 km or 70 mi Barisal
$321
115 km or 71 mi Mymensingh
$278
132 km or 82 mi Khulna
$287
135 km or 84 mi Jessore
$326
164 km or 102 mi Bogra
$297
196 km or 122 mi Rajshahi
$289
196 km or 122 mi Krishnanagar
$272
199 km or 124 mi Sylhet
$327
207 km or 129 mi Shantipur
$285
213 km or 132 mi Chittagong
$358
221 km or 137 mi Naihati
$313
222 km or 138 mi Berhampore
$288
223 km or 139 mi Bhatpara
$319
224 km or 139 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$311
226 km or 141 mi Chandannagar
$311
228 km or 142 mi Rajarhat
$327
229 km or 142 mi Madhyamgram
$318
234 km or 145 mi Barrackpore
$314
234 km or 146 mi North Dumdum
$321
235 km or 146 mi Balurghat
$288
236 km or 147 mi Serampore
$315
236 km or 147 mi Aizawl
$435
236 km or 147 mi Panihati
$324
238 km or 148 mi Kamarhati
$321
238 km or 148 mi South Dumdum
$326
238 km or 148 mi Bidhannagar
$333
239 km or 149 mi Baranagar
$318
239 km or 149 mi Uttarpara
$313
241 km or 150 mi Bally
$319
247 km or 154 mi Howrah
$321
248 km or 154 mi Kolkata
$362
248 km or 154 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$331
254 km or 158 mi Rangpur
$307
255 km or 159 mi Shillong
$336
259 km or 161 mi Barasat
$328
265 km or 165 mi Bardhaman
$296

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617