Dhaka vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Dhaka Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$464
$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1097
$2281
🏠 One person rent
$163
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$263
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$184
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.9
$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$260
$956
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
72
91
😀 Quality of life
56
73
🏙️ Population
16.8M
13.9M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 41% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 8592nd and 6251st ($464 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 31st in Bangladesh and China, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 1.2 months in Tianjin. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 5833rd and 1659th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dhaka Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.1
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$6.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.12
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.28
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$343
$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$177
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23
$48.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.5
$74
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.6
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.76%
5.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1114
$5751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$542
$3672
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.3
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.05
$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.29
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.96
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.73
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.55
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.84
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.88
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.5
$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.56
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$74.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.26
$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.4
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1474
$9665

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi Narayanganj
$360
38 km or 24 mi Narsingdi
$268
77 km or 48 mi Brahmanbaria
$327
90 km or 56 mi Agartala
$310
113 km or 70 mi Barisal
$297
115 km or 71 mi Mymensingh
$280
132 km or 82 mi Khulna
$301
135 km or 84 mi Jessore
$389
164 km or 102 mi Bogra
$324
196 km or 122 mi Rajshahi
$315
196 km or 122 mi Krishnanagar
$333
199 km or 124 mi Sylhet
$312
207 km or 129 mi Shantipur
$329
213 km or 132 mi Chittagong
$362
221 km or 137 mi Naihati
$333
222 km or 138 mi Berhampore
$331
223 km or 139 mi Bhatpara
$340
224 km or 139 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$331
226 km or 141 mi Chandannagar
$329
228 km or 142 mi Rajarhat
$340
229 km or 142 mi Madhyamgram
$331
234 km or 145 mi Barrackpore
$329
234 km or 146 mi North Dumdum
$334
235 km or 146 mi Balurghat
$329
236 km or 147 mi Serampore
$331
236 km or 147 mi Aizawl
$525
236 km or 147 mi Panihati
$338
238 km or 148 mi Kamarhati
$337
238 km or 148 mi South Dumdum
$339
238 km or 148 mi Bidhannagar
$345
239 km or 149 mi Baranagar
$334
239 km or 149 mi Uttarpara
$329
241 km or 150 mi Bally
$335
247 km or 154 mi Howrah
$299
248 km or 154 mi Kolkata
$364
248 km or 154 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$341
254 km or 158 mi Rangpur
$289
255 km or 159 mi Shillong
$291
259 km or 161 mi Barasat
$335
265 km or 165 mi Bardhaman
$337

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$706
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$711
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$663
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$665
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$756
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$762
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$671
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1254
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$658
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$664
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$672
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$666
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$671
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$663
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$520
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$669
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$670
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$656
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$665
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$752
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$680
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$796
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$675
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$693
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$671
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$667
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$751
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$663
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$655
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$660
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$668
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$660
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$660
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$661
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$672
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$547
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$751
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$548
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$615