Chittagong vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chittagong	Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$312	$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$835	$2020
🏠 One person rent	$82.9	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$203	$439
🍽️ Food expenses	$148	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$199	$890
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	45	87
😀 Quality of life	45	72
🏙️ Population	2.58M	32.1M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 53% less expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 9199th and 7185th ($312 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 146th 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 Chittagong compared to 1.3 months in Chongqing. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 6529th and 1966th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Chongqing

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	Chittagong	Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$0.96	$3.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$84.9	$272
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$48.6	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$249	$523
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$148	$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.9	$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.5	$58.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$9.98
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	4.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$687	$2378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$1355
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.17	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.33	$30.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.88	$4.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.1	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.12	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.68	$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.2	$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.19	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.98	$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2	$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.4	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$41	$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$44.4	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$938	$27717

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$325
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$295
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$380
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$461
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$301
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$271
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$428
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$339
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$593
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$290
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$296
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$256
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$353
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$588
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$356
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$343
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$351
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$391
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$342
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$335
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$340
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$343
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$344
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$336
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$335
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$334
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$408
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$338
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$336
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$338
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$390
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$307
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$282
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$366

Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$575
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$607
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$618
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$642
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$609
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$682
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$609
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$574
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$625
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$568
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$627
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$600
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$594
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$611
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$551
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$577
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$593
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$624
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$660
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$588
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$587
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$591
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$550
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$612
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$572
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$570
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$605
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$581
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$559
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$614
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$553
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$604
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$555
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$603
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$596
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$576
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$596
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$613
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$556