Dhaka vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dhaka New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$481
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1161
$2892
🏠 One person rent
$152
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$260
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.5
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$1360
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
76
94
😀 Quality of life
57
89
🏙️ Population
16.8M
4.05M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 57% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 8803rd and 5023rd ($481 vs $1108) 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 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 6218th and 252nd 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
$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.2
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.79
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.1
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$2.29
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$100
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$185
$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.1
$70.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.49%
2.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1083
$13830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$611
$7127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.31
$9.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$3.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.65
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.4
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.11
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$7.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.87
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.1
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.08
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.8
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.8
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2100
$18576

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi Narayanganj
$351
38 km or 24 mi Narsingdi
$350
77 km or 48 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
90 km or 56 mi Agartala
$355
113 km or 70 mi Barisal
$314
115 km or 71 mi Mymensingh
$287
132 km or 82 mi Khulna
$296
135 km or 84 mi Jessore
$314
164 km or 102 mi Bogra
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rajshahi
$281
196 km or 122 mi Krishnanagar
$275
199 km or 124 mi Sylhet
$327
207 km or 129 mi Shantipur
$290
213 km or 132 mi Chittagong
$358
221 km or 137 mi Naihati
$321
222 km or 138 mi Berhampore
$298
223 km or 139 mi Bhatpara
$330
224 km or 139 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$320
226 km or 141 mi Chandannagar
$321
228 km or 142 mi Rajarhat
$336
229 km or 142 mi Madhyamgram
$325
234 km or 145 mi Barrackpore
$323
234 km or 146 mi North Dumdum
$330
235 km or 146 mi Balurghat
$299
236 km or 147 mi Serampore
$324
236 km or 147 mi Aizawl
$448
236 km or 147 mi Panihati
$331
238 km or 148 mi Kamarhati
$329
238 km or 148 mi South Dumdum
$335
238 km or 148 mi Bidhannagar
$341
239 km or 149 mi Baranagar
$326
239 km or 149 mi Uttarpara
$320
241 km or 150 mi Bally
$326
247 km or 154 mi Howrah
$330
248 km or 154 mi Kolkata
$364
248 km or 154 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$338
254 km or 158 mi Rangpur
$307
255 km or 159 mi Shillong
$344
259 km or 161 mi Barasat
$338
265 km or 165 mi Bardhaman
$307

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1257
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$941
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$997
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$796
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$882
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$937
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$709
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$957
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$888
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$879
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$889
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$910
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$656
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$668
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$841
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$910
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$654
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1067
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$634
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$630
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$999
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$705
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$903
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$763
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$723
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$682
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$696
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1064
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$634
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$697
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$661
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$698
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$610
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$598
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$667
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$617
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$465
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$665
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$602