Dhaka vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$3654
🏠 One person rent	$121	$602
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$1527
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$1905
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	72	100
😀 Quality of life	54	79
🏙️ Population	16.8M	24.9M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 62% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8916th and 4780th ($428 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5968th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Shanghai

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	Dhaka	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.9	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$31401

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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 Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1028
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$706
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$749
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$738
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$585
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$661
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$718
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$620
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$686
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$706
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$685
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$612
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$733
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$674
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$742
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$702
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$729
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$674
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$843
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$676
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$690
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$629
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$698
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$630
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$673
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$698
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$650
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$651
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$703
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$708
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$699
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$702
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$771
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$648
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$774