Dhaka vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dhaka Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$481
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1161
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$152
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$260
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.5
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$1024
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
76
95
😀 Quality of life
57
77
🏙️ Population
16.8M
17.5M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 49% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8803rd and 6106th ($481 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 Shenzhen. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6218th and 1113th 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
$2.19
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.2
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.79
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.1
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.29
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$100
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$185
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.1
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.49%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1083
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$611
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.31
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.65
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.4
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.11
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.87
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.1
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.08
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.8
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.8
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2100
$22916

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15 km or 9.5 mi Narayanganj
$351
38 km or 24 mi Narsingdi
$350
77 km or 48 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
90 km or 56 mi Agartala
$355
113 km or 70 mi Barisal
$314
115 km or 71 mi Mymensingh
$287
132 km or 82 mi Khulna
$296
135 km or 84 mi Jessore
$314
164 km or 102 mi Bogra
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rajshahi
$281
196 km or 122 mi Krishnanagar
$275
199 km or 124 mi Sylhet
$327
207 km or 129 mi Shantipur
$290
213 km or 132 mi Chittagong
$358
221 km or 137 mi Naihati
$321
222 km or 138 mi Berhampore
$298
223 km or 139 mi Bhatpara
$330
224 km or 139 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$320
226 km or 141 mi Chandannagar
$321
228 km or 142 mi Rajarhat
$336
229 km or 142 mi Madhyamgram
$325
234 km or 145 mi Barrackpore
$323
234 km or 146 mi North Dumdum
$330
235 km or 146 mi Balurghat
$299
236 km or 147 mi Serampore
$324
236 km or 147 mi Aizawl
$448
236 km or 147 mi Panihati
$331
238 km or 148 mi Kamarhati
$329
238 km or 148 mi South Dumdum
$335
238 km or 148 mi Bidhannagar
$341
239 km or 149 mi Baranagar
$326
239 km or 149 mi Uttarpara
$320
241 km or 150 mi Bally
$326
247 km or 154 mi Howrah
$330
248 km or 154 mi Kolkata
$364
248 km or 154 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$338
254 km or 158 mi Rangpur
$307
255 km or 159 mi Shillong
$344
259 km or 161 mi Barasat
$338
265 km or 165 mi Bardhaman
$307

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638