Dhaka vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$1953
🏠 One person rent	$141	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$414
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$767
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	73	20
😀 Quality of life	57	46
🏙️ Population	16.8M	6.44M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 29% less expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 8829th and 7433rd ($464 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 94th 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Shangrao ranked 207th in China, while ranked 6151st and 6933rd 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	$2.14	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$26.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$2245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$5.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$5.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$28686

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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 Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$578
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$600
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$586
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$604
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$436
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$620
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$589
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$586
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$696
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$671
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$526
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$672
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$604
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$532
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$616
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$628
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$617
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$637
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$753
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$700
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$629
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$567
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$598
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$659
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$826
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$628
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$592
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$642
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$593
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$740
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$666
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$672
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$660
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$677
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$631
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$638
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$671
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$634
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$618
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$620