Dhaka vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$2138
🏠 One person rent	$121	$300
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$250
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$1012
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	72	90
😀 Quality of life	54	71
🏙️ Population	16.8M	13.9M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 40% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 8916th and 6862nd ($428 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 81st in Bangladesh and China, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 5968th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Tianjin

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	Dhaka	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.9	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$0.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$16590

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Cities near Dhaka

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

Cities near Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$700
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$734
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$679
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$693
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$786
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$720
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$742
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$611
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1067
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$620
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$649
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$714
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$677
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$482
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$668
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$684
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$572
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$605
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$670
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$614
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$677
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$869
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$760
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$748
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$588
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$568
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$616
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$555
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$547
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$670
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$597
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$632
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$581
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$526
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$618