Dhaka vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Dhaka Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$481
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1161
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$152
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$260
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.5
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$1619
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
76
94
😀 Quality of life
57
89
🏙️ Population
16.8M
2.44M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 62% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8803rd and 4661st ($481 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 6218th and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Dhaka vs Taipei

Prices for goods and services in Dhaka and Taipei are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Dhaka Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.19
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.2
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.79
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.1
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.29
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$100
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$185
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.1
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.49%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1083
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$611
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.31
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.65
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.4
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.11
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.87
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.1
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.08
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.8
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.8
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2100
$18442

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dhaka

Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602