Dhaka vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$1608
🏠 One person rent	$141	$227
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$387
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$671
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	73	24
😀 Quality of life	57	45
🏙️ Population	16.8M	6.56M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 23% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8829th and 7790th ($464 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 167th 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 Shaoyang. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 6151st and 7090th 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	$2.14	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$10279

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$564
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$634
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$622
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$571
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$527
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$569
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$571
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$592
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$487
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$537
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$750
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$568
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$612
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$546
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$511
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$595
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$765
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$547
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$618
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$766
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$548
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$593
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$587
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$660
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$534
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$596
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$590
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$897
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$574
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$558
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599