Dhaka vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$1433
🏠 One person rent	$141	$190
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$328
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$575
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	73	77
😀 Quality of life	57	68
🏙️ Population	16.8M	12.6M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 8% less expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8829th and 8651st ($464 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 491st in Bangladesh and China, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 6151st and 4484th 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	$2.14	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$0.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$19556

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Xingyang	$513
35 km or 22 mi	Xinmi	$518
40 km or 25 mi	Xinzheng	$522
60 km or 37 mi	Changge	$517
62 km or 38 mi	Gongyi	$516
62 km or 39 mi	Kaifeng	$478
64 km or 40 mi	Xinxiang	$502
66 km or 41 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
66 km or 41 mi	Dengfeng	$517
69 km or 43 mi	Yuzhou	$523
77 km or 48 mi	Qinyang	$506
80 km or 50 mi	Huixian	$511
81 km or 50 mi	Yanshi	$510
81 km or 51 mi	Weihui	$506
82 km or 51 mi	Xuchang	$507
82 km or 51 mi	Mengzhou	$503
99 km or 61 mi	Ruzhou	$525
105 km or 65 mi	Jiyuan	$515
111 km or 69 mi	Changyuan	$572
111 km or 69 mi	Jincheng	$537
113 km or 70 mi	Luoyang	$513
118 km or 73 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
125 km or 78 mi	Hebi	$527
134 km or 83 mi	Luohe	$553
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$551
147 km or 91 mi	Linzhou	$534
154 km or 96 mi	Zhoukou	$582
162 km or 101 mi	Anyang	$484
162 km or 101 mi	Wugang	$526
168 km or 104 mi	Puyang	$585
169 km or 105 mi	Changzhi	$689
170 km or 106 mi	Heze	$807
185 km or 115 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
185 km or 115 mi	Shangqiu	$598
200 km or 124 mi	Zhumadian	$580
220 km or 137 mi	Handan	$552
221 km or 137 mi	Nanyang	$581
221 km or 138 mi	Wu'an	$543
225 km or 140 mi	Sanmenxia	$518
228 km or 142 mi	Jieshou	$563