Chittagong vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chittagong	Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$875	$1771
🏠 One person rent	$97.4	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$160	$388
🍽️ Food expenses	$173	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.3	$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$208	$780
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	47	93
😀 Quality of life	54	72
🏙️ Population	2.58M	9.5M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 41% less expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 9065th and 7844th ($358 vs $611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 183rd 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 Foshan. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Foshan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 6403rd and 3253rd 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	$2.27	$3.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.7	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.59	$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.93	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$1.79	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.9	$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$205	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$100	$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.1	$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.2	$77.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.6	$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.83%	3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$825	$4193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$459	$1783
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.08	$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.42	$5.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.18	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.25	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.09	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.55	$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.65	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.67	$5.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.07	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.98	$3.47
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.8	$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.8	$59.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$31.3	$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1175	$22493

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$314
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$355
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$448
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$351
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$350
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$481
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$296
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$571
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$314
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$327
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$287
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$336
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$528
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$338
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$325
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$338
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$341
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$330
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$335
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$362
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$330
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$321
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$326
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$329
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$331
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$323
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$320
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$321
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$320
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$364
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$326
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$324
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$275
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$330
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$344
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$290
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$293
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$349

Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$782
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$848
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$534
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$666
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$795
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$844
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$674
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1718
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$832
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$939
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$621
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2415
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$896
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$765
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$816
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$807
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$760
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$769
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$943
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$790
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$789
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$738
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$730
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$589
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$673
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$464
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$699
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$814
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$465
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$602
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$533
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$608
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$587
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$638
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$609
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$694
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$664