Beijing vs Chittagong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Chittagong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$351
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$905
🏠 One person rent	$575	$98.3
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$215
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$172
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$42.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$228
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	45
😀 Quality of life	75	46
🏙️ Population	21.9M	2.58M

The cost of living in Beijing is 190% more expensive than in Chittagong. Cities ranked 5387th and 9083rd ($1016 vs $351) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in China and Bangladesh, respectively. Check China vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 0.6 months in Chittagong. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Chittagong ranked 2nd in Bangladesh, while ranked 989th and 6493rd 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	$3.86	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$14.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$5.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$5.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$55.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$278
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$15
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$23.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$676
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$394
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$4.12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$4.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$7.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$1.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$16.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$8.07
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$1.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$20
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$35.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$842

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$287
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$367
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$478
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$309
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$295
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$430
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$303
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$678
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$289
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$305
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$264
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$347
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$661
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$350
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$337
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$345
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$378
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$337
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$328
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$333
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$336
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$338
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$329
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$327
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$327
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$404
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$331
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$330
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$332
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$408
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$294
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$280
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$360