Dhaka vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$2436
🏠 One person rent	$118	$241
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$723
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$76.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$1362
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	72	73
😀 Quality of life	54	81
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.87M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 47% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 8899th and 6380th ($430 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Bangladesh and Taiwan, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 1.7 months in Tainan. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 5971st and 498th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Tainan

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	Dhaka	Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.89	$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$2.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$2.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$6108

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314

Cities near Tainan

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
62 km or 38 mi	Chiayi	$747
89 km or 55 mi	Douliu	$770
102 km or 63 mi	Taitung	$788
116 km or 72 mi	Nantou	$796
126 km or 78 mi	Changhua	$813
139 km or 86 mi	Taichung	$894
188 km or 117 mi	Miaoli	$728
218 km or 135 mi	Hsinchu	$897
222 km or 138 mi	Zhubei	$821
233 km or 145 mi	Taoyuan	$875
249 km or 155 mi	Kinmen	$823
254 km or 158 mi	Yilan	$731
259 km or 161 mi	New Taipei	$1073
261 km or 162 mi	Jinjiang	$627
267 km or 166 mi	Taipei	$1181
269 km or 167 mi	Quanzhou	$644
271 km or 168 mi	Xiamen	$688
286 km or 178 mi	Keelung	$967
298 km or 185 mi	Putian	$625
308 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
356 km or 221 mi	Fuzhou	$669
359 km or 223 mi	Shantou	$581
371 km or 230 mi	Chaozhou	$451
395 km or 246 mi	Jieyang	$443
397 km or 247 mi	Longyan	$649
412 km or 256 mi	Puning	$569
415 km or 258 mi	Ningde	$648
431 km or 268 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
439 km or 273 mi	Meizhou	$655
446 km or 277 mi	Sanming	$603
455 km or 283 mi	Nanping	$630
497 km or 309 mi	Shanwei	$936
535 km or 333 mi	Rui'an	$681
556 km or 346 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
560 km or 348 mi	Wenzhou	$726
567 km or 352 mi	Heyuan	$764
573 km or 356 mi	Wuyishan	$601
590 km or 367 mi	Huizhou	$601
608 km or 378 mi	Lishui	$682