Dhaka vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$2512
🏠 One person rent	$141	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$646
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$1051
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	73	93
😀 Quality of life	57	84
🏙️ Population	16.8M	2.33M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 51% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8829th and 5995th ($464 vs $942) 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 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6151st and 482nd 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	$2.14	$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$14970

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$868
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$993
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1135
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1313
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$695
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$802
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$1030
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$1006
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$914
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$894
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$894
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$914
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$634
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$894
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$854
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$628
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$628
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$621
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$615
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$901
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$707
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$700
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$753
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$671
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$677
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$616
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$696
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$697
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$666
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$600
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$454
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$589
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$586
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$672
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$604
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$451