Chittagong vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chittagong Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$358
$1516
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$882
$3719
🏠 One person rent
$93
$666
🏘️ Family rent
$155
$1137
🍽️ Food expenses
$180
$520
🚐 Transport expenses
$46
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$182
$3571
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
45
95
😀 Quality of life
50
96
🏙️ Population
2.58M
587K

The cost of living in Chittagong is 76% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 9061st and 3903rd ($358 vs $1516) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 529th in Bangladesh and Germany, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Chittagong compared to 2.4 months in Essen. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Essen ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 6631st and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Essen

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Chittagong Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.08
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.8
$58
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.62
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.82
$5.22
☕ Cappuccino
$1.63
$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$633
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$53.3
$450
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$213
$1153
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$96.2
$810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.8
$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$37.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.5%
3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$728
$4342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$421
$3278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$4.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.12
$68.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.71
$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$3.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$4.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.86
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.9
$9.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.11
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.58
$2.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.66
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.9
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.04
$88.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.96
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$98.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.2
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$27
$460
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1379
$9800

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$324
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575