Chittagong vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chittagong	Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$882	$1996
🏠 One person rent	$93	$322
🏘️ Family rent	$155	$570
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$46	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$182	$792
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	45	97
😀 Quality of life	50	75
🏙️ Population	2.58M	18.7M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 53% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 9061st and 6838th ($358 vs $758) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 36th in Bangladesh and China, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Chittagong compared to 1 months in Guangzhou. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 6631st and 2100th 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	$2.08	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.62	$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.82	$1.07
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$53.3	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$213	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$96.2	$410
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14	$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$728	$9090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$421	$3370
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.71	$4.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.11	$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.58	$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.33	$6.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.96	$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.2	$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$27	$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1379	$14783

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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	$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

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$589
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$662
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$829
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$777
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$518
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$662
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$827
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$878
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1746
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$608
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$816
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2414
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$766
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$818
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$892
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$809
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$765
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$941
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$766
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$780
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$773
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$750
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$579
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$669
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$451
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$726
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$897
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$454
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$589
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$693
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$546
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$634
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$574
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$598
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$622
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$697
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$677