Dhaka vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dhaka	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$2056
🏠 One person rent	$106	$286
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$615
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$1041
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	72	90
😀 Quality of life	57	73
🏙️ Population	16.8M	13.9M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 34% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 8745th and 6886th ($456 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 104th 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 1.5 months in Tianjin. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Tianjin ranked 8th in China, while ranked 5727th and 1662nd 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	$2.5	$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.76	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.21	$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$343	$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$7346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$577	$2792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$9.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$13.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1449	$16123

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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 Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$667
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$733
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$650
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$607
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$772
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$633
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$677
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$583
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1065
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$713
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$633
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$587
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$594
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$678
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$637
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$466
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$572
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$643
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$539
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$592
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$621
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$549
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$650
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$506
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$700
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$555
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$569
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$667
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$545
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$598
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$525
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$527
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$633
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$570
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$587
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$538
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$486
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$658
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$525
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$600