Dhaka vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$2992
🏠 One person rent	$121	$464
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$1087
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$370
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$1661
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	72	95
😀 Quality of life	54	87
🏙️ Population	16.8M	4.04M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 60% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 8916th and 5212th ($428 vs $1060) 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 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 1.6 months in New Taipei. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 5968th and 279th 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	$1.9	$4.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$1333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$9578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$8.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$7.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$13786

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$301
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$271
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$380
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$295
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$256
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$339
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$290
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$279
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$296
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$335
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$309
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$342
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$335
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$353
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$336
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$311
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$336
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$461
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$343
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$340
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$334
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$338
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$338
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$408
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$298
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$390
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$356
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$317

Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1158
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$868
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$1028
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$745
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$828
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$864
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$698
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$931
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$841
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$818
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$761
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$707
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$706
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$661
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$801
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$841
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$683
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1229
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$666
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$654
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$719
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$821
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$776
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$807
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$673
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$712
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1231
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$642
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$719
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$702
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$713
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$643
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$731
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$708
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$633
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$592
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$716
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$605