Dhaka vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$1559
🏠 One person rent	$118	$187
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$431
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$680
😷 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 16% less expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8899th and 8544th ($430 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 499th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 5971st and 3982nd 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	$1.89	$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$19343

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Xingyang	$519
35 km or 22 mi	Xinmi	$528
40 km or 25 mi	Xinzheng	$538
60 km or 37 mi	Changge	$547
62 km or 38 mi	Gongyi	$522
62 km or 39 mi	Kaifeng	$545
64 km or 40 mi	Xinxiang	$575
66 km or 41 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
66 km or 41 mi	Dengfeng	$529
69 km or 43 mi	Yuzhou	$552
77 km or 48 mi	Qinyang	$504
80 km or 50 mi	Huixian	$551
81 km or 50 mi	Yanshi	$509
81 km or 51 mi	Weihui	$571
82 km or 51 mi	Xuchang	$586
82 km or 51 mi	Mengzhou	$505
99 km or 61 mi	Ruzhou	$538
105 km or 65 mi	Jiyuan	$520
111 km or 69 mi	Changyuan	$787
111 km or 69 mi	Jincheng	$547
113 km or 70 mi	Luoyang	$505
118 km or 73 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
125 km or 78 mi	Hebi	$625
134 km or 83 mi	Luohe	$591
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$573
147 km or 91 mi	Linzhou	$588
154 km or 96 mi	Zhoukou	$580
162 km or 101 mi	Anyang	$578
162 km or 101 mi	Wugang	$571
168 km or 104 mi	Puyang	$800
169 km or 105 mi	Changzhi	$726
170 km or 106 mi	Heze	$1385
185 km or 115 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
185 km or 115 mi	Shangqiu	$736
200 km or 124 mi	Zhumadian	$637
220 km or 137 mi	Handan	$610
221 km or 137 mi	Nanyang	$632
221 km or 138 mi	Wu'an	$587
225 km or 140 mi	Sanmenxia	$564
228 km or 142 mi	Jieshou	$591