Chittagong vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chittagong Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$312
$1525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$835
$3787
🏠 One person rent
$82.9
$681
🏘️ Family rent
$203
$1217
🍽️ Food expenses
$148
$499
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$3234
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
45
95
😀 Quality of life
45
95
🏙️ Population
2.58M
585K

The cost of living in Chittagong is 80% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 9199th and 3595th ($312 vs $1525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 371st in Bangladesh and Germany, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chittagong compared to 2.1 months in Essen. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Essen ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 6529th and 31st among best cities to live in the world.

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Chittagong Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$0.96
$13.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.2
$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$4.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.29
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.9
$623
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$48.6
$470
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$148
$888
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.9
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.5
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.48%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$4052
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$388
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$3.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.33
$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.88
$39.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.13
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.86
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.1
$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$8.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.12
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.68
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.2
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.98
$86.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$44.4
$440
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$938
$9380

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$325
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431