Dhaka vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$2023
🏠 One person rent	$121	$289
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$527
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$91.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$764
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	72	20
😀 Quality of life	54	40
🏙️ Population	16.8M	6.44M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 40% less expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 8916th and 6841st ($428 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 76th 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 Shangrao. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Shangrao ranked 224th in China, while ranked 5968th and 6892nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Shangrao

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	Dhaka	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.9	$3.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$48.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	4.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$5346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$2656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$5.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$6.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$45.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$5.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$19047

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$301
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$271
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$380
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$295
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$256
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$339
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$290
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$279
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$296
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$335
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$309
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$342
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$335
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$353
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$336
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$311
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$336
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$461
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$343
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$340
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$334
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$338
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$338
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$408
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$298
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$390
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$356
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$317

Cities near Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$634
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$643
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$636
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$633
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$666
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$694
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$618
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$731
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$719
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$673
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$521
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$708
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$670
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$642
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$642
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$683
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$672
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$703
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$776
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$719
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$705
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$636
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$646
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$771
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$843
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$706
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$658
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$698
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$590
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$742
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$702
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$903
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$628
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$712
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$706
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$676
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$714
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$661
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$611
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$694