Beijing vs Chittagong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Beijing	Chittagong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1029	$358
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2645	$882
🏠 One person rent	$589	$93
🏘️ Family rent	$1040	$155
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$98	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$658	$182
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	45
😀 Quality of life	73	50
🏙️ Population	21.9M	2.58M

The cost of living in Beijing is 187% more expensive than in Chittagong. Cities ranked 5355th and 9061st ($1029 vs $358) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in China and Bangladesh, respectively. Check China vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.5 months in Chittagong. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Chittagong ranked 2nd in Bangladesh, while ranked 2546th and 6631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Chittagong

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	Beijing	Chittagong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.24	$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$14.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$6.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$5.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.82	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$850	$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$53.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$213
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$839	$96.2
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.5	$14
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$21.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	11.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14720	$728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6180	$421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$4.12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.61	$4.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$9.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$0.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$1.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$2.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.4	$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$8.04
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$1.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.2	$55.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$713	$27
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22823	$1379

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$707
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$750
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$634
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$646
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$565
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$660
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$456
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$641
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$688
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$558
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$694
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$638
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$619
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$533
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$574
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$614
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$505
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$535
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$615
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$527
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$523
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$454
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$580
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$499
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$480
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$642
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$654
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$601
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$550
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$629
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$741

Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$312
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$362
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$456
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$348
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$352
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$464
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$301
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$558
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$300
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$321
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$282
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$328
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$519
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$333
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$320
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$327
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$370
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$320
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$313
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$318
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$320
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$324
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$315
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$313
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$312
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$366
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$318
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$315
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$323
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$354
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$286
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$287
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$344