Dhaka vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$1733
🏠 One person rent	$121	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$401
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$65.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$739
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	72	85
😀 Quality of life	54	68
🏙️ Population	16.8M	9.07M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 17% less expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 8916th and 8584th ($428 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 526th 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 1.4 months in Shenyang. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Shenyang ranked 20th in China, while ranked 5968th and 3326th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Shenyang

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	Dhaka	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.9	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$89.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$71.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$25284

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$474
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$506
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$517
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$523
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$524
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$520
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$527
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$528
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$531
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$548
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$564
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$547
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$527
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$541
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$565
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$538
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$582
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$524
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$529
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$543
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$625
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1568
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$479
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$583
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$554
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$548
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$605
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$534
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$633
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$531
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1547
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$627
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$667
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$601
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1562
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1555
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$511