Dhaka vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dhaka	Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$1718
🏠 One person rent	$106	$255
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$439
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$242
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$720
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	83 km
🎓 Higher education	72	19
😀 Quality of life	57	41
🏙️ Population	16.8M	9.71M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 29% less expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 8745th and 7280th ($456 vs $642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 199th 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 1.1 months in Nanyang. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Nanyang ranked 343rd in China, while ranked 5727th and 7103rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Nanyang

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	Dhaka	Nanyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.5	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.76	$41.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.21	$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$1.4
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$343	$391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$366
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$54.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	4.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$3895
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$577	$1913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$18.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$2.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$5.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$21.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$4.06
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$74.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1449	$12778

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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 Nanyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Dengzhou	$622
98 km or 61 mi	Wugang	$589
99 km or 62 mi	Zaoyang	$614
105 km or 66 mi	Laohekou	$600
108 km or 67 mi	Danjiangkou	$601
109 km or 68 mi	Pingdingshan	$605
110 km or 68 mi	Xiangyang	$624
134 km or 83 mi	Ruzhou	$554
140 km or 87 mi	Zhumadian	$651
145 km or 90 mi	Yicheng	$601
152 km or 95 mi	Luohe	$608
155 km or 96 mi	Yuzhou	$570
163 km or 101 mi	Suizhou	$639
165 km or 103 mi	Xuchang	$599
169 km or 105 mi	Shiyan	$580
169 km or 105 mi	Dengfeng	$543
174 km or 108 mi	Xinyang	$658
178 km or 110 mi	Changge	$563
185 km or 115 mi	Luoyang	$498
188 km or 117 mi	Xinmi	$542
191 km or 119 mi	Xinzheng	$554
193 km or 120 mi	Yanshi	$525
196 km or 122 mi	Guangshui	$629
199 km or 124 mi	Gongyi	$539
204 km or 126 mi	Zhongxiang	$590
208 km or 129 mi	Zhoukou	$584
214 km or 133 mi	Mengzhou	$524
214 km or 133 mi	Xingyang	$531
220 km or 137 mi	Jingmen	$604
221 km or 137 mi	Zhengzhou	$506
222 km or 138 mi	Anlu	$624
226 km or 140 mi	Xiangcheng	$594
226 km or 141 mi	Jingshan	$589
228 km or 142 mi	Lingbao	$580
232 km or 144 mi	Jiyuan	$538
233 km or 145 mi	Sanmenxia	$580
236 km or 146 mi	Qinyang	$544
249 km or 155 mi	Yingcheng	$605
251 km or 156 mi	Dangyang	$574
256 km or 159 mi	Jiaozuo	$583