Dhaka vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dhaka	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$1394
🏠 One person rent	$106	$178
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$418
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$184
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$627
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	72	78
😀 Quality of life	57	67
🏙️ Population	16.8M	12.6M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 10% less expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8745th and 8471st ($456 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 532nd 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 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 5727th and 3944th 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	$2.5	$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.76	$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.21	$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$0.76
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$343	$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$577	$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1449	$4818

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Xingyang	$531
35 km or 22 mi	Xinmi	$542
40 km or 25 mi	Xinzheng	$554
60 km or 37 mi	Changge	$563
62 km or 38 mi	Gongyi	$539
62 km or 39 mi	Kaifeng	$541
64 km or 40 mi	Xinxiang	$583
66 km or 41 mi	Jiaozuo	$583
66 km or 41 mi	Dengfeng	$543
69 km or 43 mi	Yuzhou	$570
77 km or 48 mi	Qinyang	$544
80 km or 50 mi	Huixian	$579
81 km or 50 mi	Yanshi	$525
81 km or 51 mi	Weihui	$585
82 km or 51 mi	Xuchang	$599
82 km or 51 mi	Mengzhou	$524
99 km or 61 mi	Ruzhou	$554
105 km or 65 mi	Jiyuan	$538
111 km or 69 mi	Changyuan	$746
111 km or 69 mi	Jincheng	$600
113 km or 70 mi	Luoyang	$498
118 km or 73 mi	Pingdingshan	$605
125 km or 78 mi	Hebi	$640
134 km or 83 mi	Luohe	$608
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$622
147 km or 91 mi	Linzhou	$617
154 km or 96 mi	Zhoukou	$584
162 km or 101 mi	Anyang	$601
162 km or 101 mi	Wugang	$589
168 km or 104 mi	Puyang	$801
169 km or 105 mi	Changzhi	$739
170 km or 106 mi	Heze	$1400
185 km or 115 mi	Xiangcheng	$594
185 km or 115 mi	Shangqiu	$743
200 km or 124 mi	Zhumadian	$651
220 km or 137 mi	Handan	$613
221 km or 137 mi	Nanyang	$642
221 km or 138 mi	Wu'an	$601
225 km or 140 mi	Sanmenxia	$580
228 km or 142 mi	Jieshou	$617