Chittagong vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chittagong	Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$351	$647
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$905	$1916
🏠 One person rent	$98.3	$292
🏘️ Family rent	$215	$744
🍽️ Food expenses	$172	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.6	$64.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$439
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	45	71
😀 Quality of life	46	62
🏙️ Population	2.58M	8.44M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 46% less expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 9083rd and 7236th ($351 vs $647) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Bangladesh and Vietnam, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chittagong compared to 0.7 months in Hanoi. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 6493rd and 4848th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Hanoi

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	Chittagong	Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.65	$1.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.75	$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$1.72	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$110	$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.9	$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$278	$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$150	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15	$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.2	$71.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.5	$9.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.83%	10.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$2965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$394	$1710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.16	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$7.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$5.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.18	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.87	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.66	$1.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.1	$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.5	$28.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$3.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.07	$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.98	$4.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$20	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.8	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$842	$12394

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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 Hanoi

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Bac Ninh	$513
52 km or 32 mi	Hai Duong	$554
56 km or 35 mi	Viet Tri	$592
64 km or 40 mi	Thai Nguyen	$570
75 km or 47 mi	Nam Dinh	$496
83 km or 51 mi	Thai Binh	$513
89 km or 55 mi	Haiphong	$591
129 km or 80 mi	Ha Long	$582
135 km or 84 mi	Thanh Hoa	$563
150 km or 93 mi	Cam Pha	$569
221 km or 137 mi	Chongzuo	$564
254 km or 158 mi	Sa Pa	$553
262 km or 163 mi	Vinh	$579
263 km or 163 mi	Fangchenggang	$573
298 km or 185 mi	Ha Tinh	$558
305 km or 190 mi	Qinzhou	$592
308 km or 192 mi	Wenshan	$575
324 km or 201 mi	Nanning	$549
330 km or 205 mi	Baise	$571
341 km or 212 mi	Beihai	$642
402 km or 250 mi	Dong Hoi	$500
406 km or 252 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
418 km or 259 mi	Thakhek	$1161
424 km or 263 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
451 km or 281 mi	Guigang	$702
461 km or 286 mi	Laibin	$598
462 km or 287 mi	Xingyi	$571
468 km or 291 mi	Hechi	$575
474 km or 294 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
479 km or 298 mi	Yulin	$771
480 km or 298 mi	Haikou	$650
481 km or 299 mi	Vientiane	$1163
492 km or 306 mi	Sanya	$763
501 km or 311 mi	Yuxi	$611
516 km or 321 mi	Udon Thani	$543
518 km or 322 mi	Liuzhou	$579
528 km or 328 mi	Gaozhou	$761
531 km or 330 mi	Maoming	$756
533 km or 331 mi	Jinghong	$604
539 km or 335 mi	Hue	$393