Dhaka vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dhaka	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$1829
🏠 One person rent	$106	$279
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$398
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$257
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$813
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	72	53
😀 Quality of life	57	53
🏙️ Population	16.8M	8.78M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 34% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 8745th and 6882nd ($456 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 102nd 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Quanzhou ranked 50th in China, while ranked 5727th and 6124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Quanzhou

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	Dhaka	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.5	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.76	$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.21	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$1.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$343	$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$577	$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1449	$19406

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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 Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$676
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$851
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$721
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$675
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$664
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$713
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$667
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$678
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$694
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$890
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$995
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$746
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$791
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$857
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$860
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$588
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$917
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$725
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$589
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$799
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$861
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$913
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$716
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1011
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1169
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$738
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$860
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$863
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$655
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$952
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$744
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$812
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$721
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$643
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$787
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$645
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$620
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$1083