Dhaka vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$2065
🏠 One person rent	$118	$263
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$505
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$800
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	72	20
😀 Quality of life	54	41
🏙️ Population	16.8M	6.44M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 36% less expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 8899th and 7052nd ($430 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 74th in Bangladesh and China, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 1.2 months in Shangrao. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Shangrao ranked 210th in China, while ranked 5971st and 6873rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Shangrao

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	Dhaka	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.89	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$4836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$5.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$31722

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314

Cities near Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$598
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$601
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$603
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$616
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$621
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$642
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$585
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$587
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$682
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$630
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$506
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$637
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$555
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$603
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$648
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$611
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$642
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$726
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$681
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$632
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$576
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$613
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$672
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$805
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$669
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$600
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$650
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$564
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$716
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$661
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$691
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$600
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$671
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$670
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$645
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$679
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$625
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$590
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$621