Chittagong vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chittagong	Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$312	$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$835	$2294
🏠 One person rent	$82.9	$333
🏘️ Family rent	$203	$850
🍽️ Food expenses	$148	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$76.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$199	$1294
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	45	97
😀 Quality of life	45	75
🏙️ Population	2.58M	18.7M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 59% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 9199th and 6602nd ($312 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 49th 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 1.7 months in Guangzhou. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 6529th and 1036th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Guangzhou

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	Chittagong	Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$0.96	$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$84.9	$457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$48.6	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$249	$1125
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$148	$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.9	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.5	$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$687	$10222
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$4345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.17	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.33	$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.88	$4.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.1	$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.12	$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.68	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.2	$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.19	$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.98	$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2	$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.4	$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$41	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$44.4	$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$938	$15919

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$325
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$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

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$602
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$678
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$830
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$808
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$491
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$641
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$824
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$958
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1590
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$629
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$839
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2427
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$801
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$852
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$895
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$819
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$783
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$1014
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$780
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$774
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$774
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$746
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$726
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$795
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$691
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$794
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$813
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$592
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$605
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$725
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$538
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$618
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$607
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$623
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$611
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$713
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$671