Dhaka vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$1442
🏠 One person rent	$141	$296
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$400
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$889
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	73	53
😀 Quality of life	57	70
🏙️ Population	16.8M	8.78M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 25% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 8829th and 7641st ($464 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 138th in Bangladesh and China, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Quanzhou ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 6151st and 4086th 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	$2.14	$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$2827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$1854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$8.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$9321

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$615
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$901
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$707
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$634
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$628
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$697
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$616
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$671
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$628
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$914
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$1006
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$695
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$894
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$894
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$993
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$454
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$868
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$914
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$589
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$669
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$942
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$894
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$451
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1135
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1313
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$579
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$1030
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$802
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$600
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$854
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$700
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$897
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$650
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$578
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$753
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$586
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$589
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$941