Dhaka vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dhaka New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$478
$1123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1155
$2973
🏠 One person rent
$150
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$256
$836
🍽️ Food expenses
$209
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.9
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$238
$1386
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
76
94
😀 Quality of life
58
90
🏙️ Population
16.8M
4.04M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 57% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 8770th and 4931st ($478 vs $1123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.2 months in New Taipei. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 6105th and 183rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs New Taipei

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Dhaka New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.19
$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.2
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.87
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$300
$1046
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$181
$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.8
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.58%
2.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1249
$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$700
$7371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.35
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$4.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.91
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.2
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$7.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.88
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.08
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.12
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$17
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$77.5
$650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2391
$21429

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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 New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1248
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$989
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$979
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$792
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$889
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$921
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$687
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$942
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$874
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$868
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$884
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$904
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$679
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$673
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$844
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$938
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$672
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1039
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$648
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$643
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$971
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$717
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$892
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$774
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$729
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$689
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$687
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$702
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1042
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$640
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$686
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$677
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$705
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$617
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$611
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$696
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$628
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$474
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$684
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$612