Dhaka vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$141	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$416
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$648
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	73	24
😀 Quality of life	57	44
🏙️ Population	16.8M	7.82M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 22% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 8829th and 7835th ($464 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 183rd 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 6151st and 7180th 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	$2.14	$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$17107

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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 Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$570
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$807
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$570
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$572
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$478
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$564
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$582
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$563
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$563
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$499
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$582
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$558
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$585
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$595
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$507
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$517
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$522
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$553
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$553
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$530
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$506
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$502
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$527
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$523
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$511
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$518
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$513
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$567
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$484
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$580
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$547
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$516
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$509
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$526
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$538
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$517