Dhaka vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dhaka Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$478
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1155
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$150
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$256
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$209
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.9
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$238
$1768
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
76
94
😀 Quality of life
58
90
🏙️ Population
16.8M
2.43M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 62% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8770th and 4646th ($478 vs $1248) 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 0.5 months in Dhaka compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 6105th and 178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Taipei

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Dhaka Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.19
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.2
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.87
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$300
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$181
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.8
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.58%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1249
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$700
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.35
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.91
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.2
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.88
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.08
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.12
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$17
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$77.5
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2391
$16947

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi Narayanganj
$348
38 km or 24 mi Narsingdi
$357
77 km or 48 mi Brahmanbaria
$329
90 km or 56 mi Agartala
$342
113 km or 70 mi Barisal
$321
115 km or 71 mi Mymensingh
$278
132 km or 82 mi Khulna
$287
135 km or 84 mi Jessore
$326
164 km or 102 mi Bogra
$297
196 km or 122 mi Rajshahi
$289
196 km or 122 mi Krishnanagar
$272
199 km or 124 mi Sylhet
$327
207 km or 129 mi Shantipur
$285
213 km or 132 mi Chittagong
$358
221 km or 137 mi Naihati
$313
222 km or 138 mi Berhampore
$288
223 km or 139 mi Bhatpara
$319
224 km or 139 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$311
226 km or 141 mi Chandannagar
$311
228 km or 142 mi Rajarhat
$327
229 km or 142 mi Madhyamgram
$318
234 km or 145 mi Barrackpore
$314
234 km or 146 mi North Dumdum
$321
235 km or 146 mi Balurghat
$288
236 km or 147 mi Serampore
$315
236 km or 147 mi Aizawl
$435
236 km or 147 mi Panihati
$324
238 km or 148 mi Kamarhati
$321
238 km or 148 mi South Dumdum
$326
238 km or 148 mi Bidhannagar
$333
239 km or 149 mi Baranagar
$318
239 km or 149 mi Uttarpara
$313
241 km or 150 mi Bally
$319
247 km or 154 mi Howrah
$321
248 km or 154 mi Kolkata
$362
248 km or 154 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$331
254 km or 158 mi Rangpur
$307
255 km or 159 mi Shillong
$336
259 km or 161 mi Barasat
$328
265 km or 165 mi Bardhaman
$296

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612