Chittagong vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chittagong	Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$351	$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$905	$1938
🏠 One person rent	$98.3	$224
🏘️ Family rent	$215	$442
🍽️ Food expenses	$172	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.6	$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$957
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	45	88
😀 Quality of life	46	72
🏙️ Population	2.58M	32.1M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 45% less expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 9083rd and 7340th ($351 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 145th 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 1.5 months in Chongqing. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 6493rd and 1675th 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	$1.65	$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.75	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$1.7
☕ Cappuccino	$1.72	$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$110	$261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.9	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$278	$550
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$150	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15	$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.2	$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.5	$8.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.83%	4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$2326
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$394	$1374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.16	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.18	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.87	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.66	$3.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.1	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.5	$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.07	$56.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.98	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$20	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.8	$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$842	$26796

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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

Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$553
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$584
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$593
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$613
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$579
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$652
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$526
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$584
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$546
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$592
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$540
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$590
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$591
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$554
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$580
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$530
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$570
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$590
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$623
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$554
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$554
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$549
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$527
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$584
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$540
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$540
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$572
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$575
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$529
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$581
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$532
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$572
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$585
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$599
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$559
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$573
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$539