Dhaka vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$2361
🏠 One person rent	$118	$353
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$658
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$320
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$1050
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	72	93
😀 Quality of life	54	83
🏙️ Population	16.8M	2.33M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 51% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8899th and 6171st ($430 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 5971st and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Taoyuan

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	Dhaka	Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.89	$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$15
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$18619

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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 Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$821
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$897
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1073
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1181
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$728
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$731
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$967
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$894
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$813
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$796
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$770
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$747
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$625
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$814
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$669
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$648
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$644
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$627
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$823
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$688
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$681
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$726
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$630
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$671
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$603
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$682
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$649
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$661
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$601
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$451
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$581
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$587
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$677
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$616
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$443