Dhaka vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$1600
🏠 One person rent	$121	$184
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$432
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$190
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$714
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	72	78
😀 Quality of life	54	66
🏙️ Population	16.8M	12.6M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 18% less expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8916th and 8506th ($428 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 518th 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 Zhengzhou. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 5968th and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Zhengzhou

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	Dhaka	Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.9	$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$0.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$19861

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Xingyang	$531
35 km or 22 mi	Xinmi	$541
40 km or 25 mi	Xinzheng	$559
60 km or 37 mi	Changge	$568
62 km or 38 mi	Gongyi	$535
62 km or 39 mi	Kaifeng	$623
64 km or 40 mi	Xinxiang	$588
66 km or 41 mi	Jiaozuo	$502
66 km or 41 mi	Dengfeng	$542
69 km or 43 mi	Yuzhou	$571
77 km or 48 mi	Qinyang	$525
80 km or 50 mi	Huixian	$565
81 km or 50 mi	Yanshi	$521
81 km or 51 mi	Weihui	$586
82 km or 51 mi	Xuchang	$610
82 km or 51 mi	Mengzhou	$517
99 km or 61 mi	Ruzhou	$555
105 km or 65 mi	Jiyuan	$533
111 km or 69 mi	Changyuan	$819
111 km or 69 mi	Jincheng	$567
113 km or 70 mi	Luoyang	$511
118 km or 73 mi	Pingdingshan	$611
125 km or 78 mi	Hebi	$648
134 km or 83 mi	Luohe	$612
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$591
147 km or 91 mi	Linzhou	$608
154 km or 96 mi	Zhoukou	$599
162 km or 101 mi	Anyang	$602
162 km or 101 mi	Wugang	$587
168 km or 104 mi	Puyang	$826
169 km or 105 mi	Changzhi	$747
170 km or 106 mi	Heze	$1433
185 km or 115 mi	Xiangcheng	$598
185 km or 115 mi	Shangqiu	$775
200 km or 124 mi	Zhumadian	$659
220 km or 137 mi	Handan	$634
221 km or 137 mi	Nanyang	$655
221 km or 138 mi	Wu'an	$609
225 km or 140 mi	Sanmenxia	$554
228 km or 142 mi	Jieshou	$619