Dhaka vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dhaka New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$456
$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$2876
🏠 One person rent
$106
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$258
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$89
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$309
$1496
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
72
95
😀 Quality of life
57
88
🏙️ Population
16.8M
4.36M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 55% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 8745th and 5229th ($456 vs $1011) 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 1.5 months in New Taipei. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 5727th and 181st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dhaka New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.5
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.76
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.21
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$1.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.19
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.5
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$343
$1097
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.3
$61.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.78%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1103
$9649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$577
$5036
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.2
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.98
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$4.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.36
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.9
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.82
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.65
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.24
$9.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.3
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$9.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.22
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.1
$60.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.3
$84.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.9
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1449
$11035

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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 New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1169
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$861
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$860
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$863
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$917
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$860
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$746
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$995
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$890
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$857
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$791
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$725
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$664
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$675
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$952
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$913
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$694
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1114
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$689
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$676
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$744
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$851
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$787
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$721
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$678
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$735
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$719
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1115
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$667
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$741
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$719
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$655
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$811
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$725
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$644
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$588
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$721
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589