Dhaka vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dhaka	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$1601
🏠 One person rent	$106	$212
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$402
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$720
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	72	24
😀 Quality of life	57	43
🏙️ Population	16.8M	6.56M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 21% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8745th and 7871st ($456 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 396th 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Shaoyang ranked 236th in China, while ranked 5727th and 6810th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Shaoyang

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	Dhaka	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.5	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.76	$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.21	$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$343	$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$577	$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1449	$11076

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$538
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$554
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$570
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$584
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$530
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$549
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$585
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$578
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$555
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$575
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$585
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$533
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$579
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$565
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$548
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$752
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$579
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$584
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$573
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$525
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$558
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$604
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$774
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$574
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$587
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$785
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$580
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$856
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$581
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$602
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$613
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$574
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$609
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$812
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$596
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$599
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$577
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$586