Dhaka vs Linyi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Linyi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$541
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$1501
🏠 One person rent	$118	$173
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$358
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$214
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$693
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	72	22
😀 Quality of life	54	39
🏙️ Population	16.8M	11M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 21% less expensive than in Linyi. Cities ranked 8899th and 8318th ($430 vs $541) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 447th in Bangladesh and China, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 1.3 months in Linyi. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Linyi ranked 264th in China, while ranked 5971st and 7039th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Linyi

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	Dhaka	Linyi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.89	$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$6.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$1.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$137
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$80.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$219
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$75.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$5.47
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	3.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$3538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$1033
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$3.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$0.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$0.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$4.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$18.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$6.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$36.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$6168

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314

Cities near Linyi

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Zaozhuang	$548
77 km or 48 mi	Xinyi	$572
85 km or 53 mi	Pizhou	$575
93 km or 58 mi	Lianyungang	$536
107 km or 66 mi	Rizhao	$566
107 km or 67 mi	Xintai	$578
109 km or 67 mi	Tengzhou	$591
125 km or 78 mi	Suqian	$620
137 km or 85 mi	Qufu	$593
138 km or 86 mi	Xuzhou	$484
139 km or 86 mi	Laiwu	$575
143 km or 89 mi	Zhucheng	$561
160 km or 100 mi	Anqiu	$514
166 km or 103 mi	Jining	$643
170 km or 106 mi	Tai'an	$561
175 km or 109 mi	Zoucheng	$660
182 km or 113 mi	Qingzhou	$543
188 km or 117 mi	Huaibei	$584
188 km or 117 mi	Huai'an	$668
189 km or 118 mi	Feicheng	$571
193 km or 120 mi	Zibo	$504
194 km or 121 mi	Gaomi	$564
196 km or 122 mi	Weifang	$433
197 km or 122 mi	Jiaozhou	$574
203 km or 126 mi	Suzhou	$602
206 km or 128 mi	Shouguang	$531
208 km or 129 mi	Zouping	$553
214 km or 133 mi	Yongcheng	$600
217 km or 135 mi	Jinan	$616
220 km or 137 mi	Qingdao	$612
220 km or 137 mi	Changyi	$494
240 km or 149 mi	Pingdu	$569
248 km or 154 mi	Yancheng	$900
253 km or 157 mi	Bengbu	$505
255 km or 159 mi	Mingguang	$587
256 km or 159 mi	Shangqiu	$736
258 km or 161 mi	Yucheng	$577
260 km or 161 mi	Binzhou	$815
263 km or 163 mi	Liaocheng	$522
265 km or 165 mi	Heze	$1385