Dhaka vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dhaka Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$428
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1078
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$121
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$235
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.7
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$282
$1789
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
72
95
😀 Quality of life
54
86
🏙️ Population
16.8M
2.6M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 63% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8916th and 4715th ($428 vs $1158) 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 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 5968th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dhaka Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.5
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.57
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.18
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.07
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.29
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$137
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$77.4
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$167
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.5
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.48%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1008
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$531
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.8
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.68
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.4
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.65
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.1
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.4
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.2
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.4
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$45.9
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1444
$18424

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi Narayanganj
$301
38 km or 24 mi Narsingdi
$271
77 km or 48 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
90 km or 56 mi Agartala
$380
113 km or 70 mi Barisal
$295
115 km or 71 mi Mymensingh
$256
132 km or 82 mi Khulna
$339
135 km or 84 mi Jessore
$290
164 km or 102 mi Bogra
$282
196 km or 122 mi Rajshahi
$279
196 km or 122 mi Krishnanagar
$294
199 km or 124 mi Sylhet
$296
207 km or 129 mi Shantipur
$307
213 km or 132 mi Chittagong
$312
221 km or 137 mi Naihati
$335
222 km or 138 mi Berhampore
$309
223 km or 139 mi Bhatpara
$342
224 km or 139 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$332
226 km or 141 mi Chandannagar
$335
228 km or 142 mi Rajarhat
$353
229 km or 142 mi Madhyamgram
$341
234 km or 145 mi Barrackpore
$336
234 km or 146 mi North Dumdum
$343
235 km or 146 mi Balurghat
$311
236 km or 147 mi Serampore
$336
236 km or 147 mi Aizawl
$461
236 km or 147 mi Panihati
$344
238 km or 148 mi Kamarhati
$343
238 km or 148 mi South Dumdum
$351
238 km or 148 mi Bidhannagar
$360
239 km or 149 mi Baranagar
$340
239 km or 149 mi Uttarpara
$334
241 km or 150 mi Bally
$338
247 km or 154 mi Howrah
$338
248 km or 154 mi Kolkata
$408
248 km or 154 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$360
254 km or 158 mi Rangpur
$298
255 km or 159 mi Shillong
$390
259 km or 161 mi Barasat
$356
265 km or 165 mi Bardhaman
$317

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605