Dhaka vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dhaka	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$2825
🏠 One person rent	$106	$484
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$1181
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$1524
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	72	96
😀 Quality of life	57	80
🏙️ Population	16.8M	17.5M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 51% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8745th and 5744th ($456 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5727th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Shenzhen

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	Dhaka	Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.5	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.76	$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.21	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$343	$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$577	$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1449	$24305

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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 Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2410
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2614
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$618
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$589
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1565
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$481
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$837
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$812
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$742
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$575
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$1083
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$816
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$891
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$781
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$791
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$830
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$876
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$738
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$856
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$716
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$799
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$588
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$824
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$774
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$785
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$831
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$857
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$812
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$752
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$806
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$777
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$713
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$735
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$721
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$620
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$851
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$525
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$584