Dhaka vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$1519
🏠 One person rent	$141	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$213
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$675
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	73	19
😀 Quality of life	57	44
🏙️ Population	16.8M	7.01M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 20% less expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 8829th and 7987th ($464 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 243rd 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 1.2 months in Zhumadian. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Zhumadian ranked 315th in China, while ranked 6151st and 7223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Zhumadian

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	Dhaka	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.14	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$0.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$74.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	3.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$3219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$1646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$1.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$4.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$7830

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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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$526
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$553
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$582
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$583
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$507
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$563
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$581
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$517
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$523
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$552
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$574
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$582
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$522
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$595
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$525
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$518
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$553
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$517
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$579
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$555
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$478
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$513
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$542
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$516
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$598
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$592
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$510
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$629
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$535
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$585
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$570
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$513
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$533
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$561
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$503
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$570
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$506