Dhaka vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dhaka	Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$3353
🏠 One person rent	$106	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$1252
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$416
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$1657
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	72	95
😀 Quality of life	57	87
🏙️ Population	16.8M	2.6M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 61% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8745th and 4516th ($456 vs $1169) 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 5727th and 209th 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	$2.5	$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.76	$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.21	$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$343	$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$577	$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1449	$19102

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$446
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$303
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$387
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$324
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$290
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$342
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$310
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$315
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$312
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$304
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$362
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$338
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$311
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$347
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$339
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$356
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$341
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$348
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$319
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$343
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$520
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$349
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$355
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$346
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$342
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$346
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$354
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$399
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$325
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$360
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$357
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$323

Cities near Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	New Taipei	$1011
23 km or 14 mi	Keelung	$860
39 km or 24 mi	Taoyuan	$861
39 km or 24 mi	Yilan	$863
58 km or 36 mi	Zhubei	$917
63 km or 39 mi	Hsinchu	$860
89 km or 56 mi	Miaoli	$746
133 km or 82 mi	Taichung	$995
149 km or 92 mi	Changhua	$890
152 km or 95 mi	Nantou	$857
180 km or 112 mi	Douliu	$791
206 km or 128 mi	Chiayi	$725
252 km or 157 mi	Fuzhou	$664
257 km or 160 mi	Putian	$675
258 km or 160 mi	Taitung	$952
267 km or 166 mi	Tainan	$913
270 km or 168 mi	Ningde	$694
276 km or 172 mi	Ishigaki	$1114
297 km or 185 mi	Quanzhou	$689
298 km or 185 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
299 km or 186 mi	Jinjiang	$676
316 km or 196 mi	Rui'an	$744
330 km or 205 mi	Kinmen	$851
340 km or 211 mi	Wenzhou	$787
354 km or 220 mi	Xiamen	$721
371 km or 230 mi	Wenling	$735
379 km or 235 mi	Miyakojima	$1115
380 km or 236 mi	Nanping	$678
395 km or 246 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
411 km or 255 mi	Lishui	$741
414 km or 257 mi	Sanming	$667
425 km or 264 mi	Linhai	$719
454 km or 282 mi	Longyan	$713
461 km or 286 mi	Wuyishan	$655
488 km or 303 mi	Jinhua	$811
495 km or 308 mi	Yiwu	$725
508 km or 316 mi	Quzhou	$644
518 km or 322 mi	Shangrao	$721
520 km or 323 mi	Chaozhou	$588
525 km or 326 mi	Shantou	$589