Dhaka vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dhaka	Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$1596
🏠 One person rent	$106	$187
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$318
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$62.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$658
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	119 km
🎓 Higher education	72	17
😀 Quality of life	57	41
🏙️ Population	16.8M	9.03M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 22% less expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 8745th and 7809th ($456 vs $584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 370th 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 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Zhoukou ranked 332nd in China, while ranked 5727th and 7081st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dhaka	Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.5	$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.76	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.21	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$343	$458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$31.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$4186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$577	$1935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$2.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$23
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$4.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1449	$13369

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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 Zhoukou

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Xiangcheng	$594
59 km or 36 mi	Luohe	$608
78 km or 49 mi	Jieshou	$617
88 km or 55 mi	Xuchang	$599
92 km or 57 mi	Zhumadian	$651
104 km or 65 mi	Changge	$563
110 km or 69 mi	Wugang	$589
120 km or 75 mi	Xinzheng	$554
123 km or 76 mi	Yuzhou	$570
125 km or 78 mi	Pingdingshan	$605
128 km or 80 mi	Shangqiu	$743
133 km or 83 mi	Kaifeng	$541
135 km or 84 mi	Fuyang	$660
154 km or 96 mi	Zhengzhou	$506
154 km or 96 mi	Xinmi	$542
170 km or 106 mi	Yongcheng	$621
173 km or 107 mi	Xingyang	$531
175 km or 109 mi	Xinyang	$658
175 km or 109 mi	Dengfeng	$543
177 km or 110 mi	Changyuan	$746
177 km or 110 mi	Ruzhou	$554
193 km or 120 mi	Heze	$1400
197 km or 123 mi	Gongyi	$539
199 km or 123 mi	Xinxiang	$583
202 km or 125 mi	Huaibei	$604
205 km or 127 mi	Weihui	$585
208 km or 129 mi	Nanyang	$642
210 km or 131 mi	Yanshi	$525
215 km or 134 mi	Suzhou	$626
218 km or 136 mi	Huixian	$579
220 km or 137 mi	Jiaozuo	$583
223 km or 138 mi	Mengzhou	$524
226 km or 141 mi	Qinyang	$544
234 km or 146 mi	Luoyang	$498
236 km or 147 mi	Guangshui	$629
238 km or 148 mi	Hebi	$640
240 km or 149 mi	Puyang	$801
242 km or 150 mi	Zaoyang	$614
243 km or 151 mi	Suizhou	$639
245 km or 152 mi	Xuzhou	$532