Dhaka vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dhaka Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$464
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1123
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$141
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$240
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$1459
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
73
85
😀 Quality of life
57
83
🏙️ Population
16.8M
3.03M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 54% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8829th and 5518th ($464 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Bangladesh and Taiwan, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6151st and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dhaka Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.14
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.2
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.09
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$149
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$95.5
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$172
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.7
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.1
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.01%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$939
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$535
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.3
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.36
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.02
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.6
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.88
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.7
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.04
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.15
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.7
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.2
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.7
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1844
$19915

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650