Dhaka vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$2025
🏠 One person rent	$121	$391
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$679
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$679
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	72	24
😀 Quality of life	54	38
🏙️ Population	16.8M	7.82M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 45% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 8916th and 6542nd ($428 vs $775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd 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 316th in China, while ranked 5968th and 7163rd 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	$1.9	$4.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$5.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$3237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$2037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$5.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$18304

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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 Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$633
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1433
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$613
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$819
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$623
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$688
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$599
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$598
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$619
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$670
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$528
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$639
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$630
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$826
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$673
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$610
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$568
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$559
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$612
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$620
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$623
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$586
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$522
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$588
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$648
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$571
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$565
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$541
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$531
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$612
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$602
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$659
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$593
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$538
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$524
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$611
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$587
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$580
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$502
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$542