Dhaka vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dhaka	Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$2619
🏠 One person rent	$106	$339
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$747
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$377
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$1088
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	72	81
😀 Quality of life	57	84
🏙️ Population	16.8M	2.73M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 51% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 8745th and 5786th ($456 vs $932) 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 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 1.2 months in Kaohsiung. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 5727th and 320th 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	$2.5	$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.76	$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.21	$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$2.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$343	$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$62.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$94.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$4824
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$577	$2490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$3.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$9.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$54.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$96.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1449	$12618

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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 Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Tainan	$913
88 km or 55 mi	Taitung	$952
97 km or 60 mi	Chiayi	$725
124 km or 77 mi	Douliu	$791
150 km or 93 mi	Nantou	$857
163 km or 101 mi	Changhua	$890
175 km or 108 mi	Taichung	$995
224 km or 139 mi	Miaoli	$746
253 km or 157 mi	Hsinchu	$860
257 km or 160 mi	Zhubei	$917
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$861
280 km or 174 mi	Yilan	$863
285 km or 177 mi	Kinmen	$851
291 km or 181 mi	New Taipei	$1011
298 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1169
301 km or 187 mi	Jinjiang	$676
307 km or 191 mi	Xiamen	$721
309 km or 192 mi	Quanzhou	$689
315 km or 196 mi	Keelung	$860
340 km or 211 mi	Putian	$675
341 km or 212 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
379 km or 235 mi	Shantou	$589
393 km or 244 mi	Chaozhou	$588
398 km or 247 mi	Fuzhou	$664
416 km or 258 mi	Jieyang	$716
430 km or 267 mi	Puning	$738
432 km or 268 mi	Longyan	$713
437 km or 271 mi	Ishigaki	$1114
457 km or 284 mi	Ningde	$694
466 km or 289 mi	Meizhou	$799
487 km or 302 mi	Sanming	$667
497 km or 309 mi	Nanping	$678
510 km or 317 mi	Shanwei	$1083
562 km or 349 mi	Miyakojima	$1115
575 km or 357 mi	Rui'an	$744
575 km or 357 mi	Tuguegarao	$487
587 km or 365 mi	Heyuan	$891
600 km or 373 mi	Wenzhou	$787
605 km or 376 mi	Huizhou	$837
616 km or 382 mi	Wuyishan	$655