Chengdu vs Chittagong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chengdu	Chittagong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$666	$358
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1735	$875
🏠 One person rent	$281	$97.4
🏘️ Family rent	$485	$160
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$173
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.2	$49.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1050	$208
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	89	47
😀 Quality of life	75	54
🏙️ Population	20.9M	2.58M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 86% more expensive than in Chittagong. Cities ranked 7467th and 9065th ($666 vs $358) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 88th and 2nd in China and Bangladesh, respectively. Check China vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chengdu compared to 0.6 months in Chittagong. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Chittagong ranked 2nd in Bangladesh, while ranked 1710th and 6403rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Chittagong

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	Chengdu	Chittagong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.83	$2.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$12.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.93	$5.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$4.93
☕ Cappuccino	$3.33	$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$207	$55.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$663	$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$367	$100
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.6	$16.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$25.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	11.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3917	$825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2027	$459
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.4	$4.08
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.68	$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$8.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$2.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$0.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.92	$8.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.4	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.26	$1.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30	$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.89	$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$8.07
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$1.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.8	$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.7	$46.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$286	$31.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13059	$1175

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$625
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$617
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$600
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$584
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$621
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$612
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$588
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$611
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$629
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$566
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$628
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$540
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$595
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$598
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$576
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$581
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$595
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$679
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$607
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$612
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$572
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$564
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$599
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$608
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$606
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$581
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$601
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$627
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$612
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$615
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$596
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$603
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$687
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$566
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$591
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$594
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$578
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$580

Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$314
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$355
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$448
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$351
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$350
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$481
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$296
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$571
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$314
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$327
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$287
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$336
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$528
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$338
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$325
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$338
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$341
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$330
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$335
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$362
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$330
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$321
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$326
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$329
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$331
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$323
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$320
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$321
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$320
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$364
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$326
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$324
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$275
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$330
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$344
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$290
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$293
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$349