Dhaka vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$1667
🏠 One person rent	$118	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$745
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	72	19
😀 Quality of life	54	38
🏙️ Population	16.8M	7.01M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 33% less expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 8899th and 7314th ($430 vs $637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 137th 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 1.2 months in Zhumadian. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Zhumadian ranked 304th in China, while ranked 5971st and 7150th 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	$1.89	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$3149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$1823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$5.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$74.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$8598

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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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$571
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$591
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$580
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$655
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$586
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$591
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$632
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$547
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$552
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$591
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$619
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$538
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$633
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$538
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$528
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$600
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$529
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$615
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$604
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$545
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$519
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$577
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$736
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$630
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$509
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$651
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$582
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$505
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$505
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$600
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$504