Dhaka vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$2181
🏠 One person rent	$121	$384
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$739
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$240
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$571
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	72	38
😀 Quality of life	54	43
🏙️ Population	16.8M	6.98M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 45% less expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 8916th and 6518th ($428 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 39th 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 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Zhanjiang ranked 152nd in China, while ranked 5968th and 6686th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Zhanjiang

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	Dhaka	Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.9	$2.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$0.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$456
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$883
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$10
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	4.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$5666
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$3311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$18.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$4.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$4.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$9.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$20188

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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 Zhanjiang

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Maoming	$774
94 km or 59 mi	Gaozhou	$774
131 km or 81 mi	Haikou	$671
138 km or 86 mi	Beihai	$660
161 km or 100 mi	Yulin	$794
177 km or 110 mi	Yangjiang	$895
203 km or 126 mi	Qinzhou	$614
222 km or 138 mi	Fangchenggang	$595
226 km or 141 mi	Guigang	$725
255 km or 159 mi	Yunfu	$839
270 km or 168 mi	Kaiping	$824
271 km or 168 mi	Wuzhou	$819
281 km or 175 mi	Nanning	$572
295 km or 183 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
307 km or 191 mi	Laibin	$623
317 km or 197 mi	Jiangmen	$830
324 km or 201 mi	Cam Pha	$577
338 km or 210 mi	Zhongshan	$491
341 km or 212 mi	Sanya	$778
342 km or 212 mi	Chongzuo	$586
343 km or 213 mi	Macau	$1590
345 km or 214 mi	Foshan	$602
346 km or 215 mi	Ha Long	$592
348 km or 216 mi	Zhuhai	$641
362 km or 225 mi	Liuzhou	$607
364 km or 226 mi	Guangzhou	$763
377 km or 234 mi	Hezhou	$780
388 km or 241 mi	Qingyuan	$808
390 km or 243 mi	Haiphong	$606
401 km or 249 mi	Dongguan	$678
405 km or 252 mi	Shenzhen	$958
406 km or 252 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
410 km or 255 mi	Kowloon	$2427
423 km or 263 mi	Hai Duong	$565
430 km or 267 mi	Thai Binh	$523
447 km or 278 mi	Lianzhou	$783
449 km or 279 mi	Nam Dinh	$511
451 km or 280 mi	Bac Ninh	$545
453 km or 281 mi	Guilin	$538
455 km or 283 mi	Hechi	$601