Dhaka vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dhaka	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$1910
🏠 One person rent	$106	$362
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$624
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$643
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	72	24
😀 Quality of life	57	41
🏙️ Population	16.8M	7.82M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 39% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 8745th and 6604th ($456 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 53rd 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 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Shangqiu ranked 319th in China, while ranked 5727th and 7053rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Shangqiu

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	Dhaka	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.5	$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.76	$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.21	$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$1.16
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$343	$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$3564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$577	$1991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1449	$14498

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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 Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$621
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1400
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$604
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$746
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$541
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$668
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$584
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$594
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$617
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$640
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$532
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$626
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$616
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$801
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$660
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$599
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$563
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$554
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$608
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$599
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$613
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$585
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$506
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$583
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$640
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$570
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$579
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$542
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$531
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$610
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$601
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$651
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$571
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$521
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$532
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$605
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$589
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$550
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$583
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$543