Chittagong vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chittagong	Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$351	$611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$905	$1821
🏠 One person rent	$98.3	$208
🏘️ Family rent	$215	$440
🍽️ Food expenses	$172	$262
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.6	$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$754
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	45	95
😀 Quality of life	46	70
🏙️ Population	2.58M	9.5M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 43% less expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 9083rd and 7543rd ($351 vs $611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 199th 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 1.2 months in Foshan. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Foshan ranked 13th in China, while ranked 6493rd and 2601st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Foshan

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	Chittagong	Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.65	$3.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.75	$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$1.11
☕ Cappuccino	$1.72	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$110	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.9	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$278	$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$150	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15	$42.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.2	$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.5	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.83%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$4361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$394	$1806
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.16	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.18	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.87	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.66	$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.1	$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.5	$67.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$6.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.07	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.98	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$20	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.8	$411
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$842	$18096

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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 Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$774
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$804
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$461
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$656
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$794
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$812
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$653
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1588
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$823
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$916
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$601
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2432
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$877
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$764
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$803
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$818
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$755
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$758
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$936
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$761
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$756
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$771
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$724
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$569
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$655
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$443
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$702
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$761
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$451
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$581
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$522
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$598
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$579
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$609
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$590
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$650
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$642