Dhaka vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$1683
🏠 One person rent	$118	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$461
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$886
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	72	98
😀 Quality of life	54	70
🏙️ Population	16.8M	12.3M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 35% less expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 8899th and 7163rd ($430 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 95th 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 1.4 months in Wuhan. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 5971st and 2475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Wuhan

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	Dhaka	Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.89	$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$3716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$2008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$3.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$71.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$8658

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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 Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$619
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$651
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$660
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$638
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$600
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$679
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$635
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$645
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$600
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$615
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$630
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$591
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$589
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$584
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$619
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$613
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$569
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$655
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$596
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$637
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$591
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$588
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$549
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$576
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$591
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$577
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$558
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$556
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$664
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$533
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$600
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$604
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$506
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$555
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$637
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$602
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$586