Chittagong vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chittagong	Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$312	$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$835	$1977
🏠 One person rent	$82.9	$290
🏘️ Family rent	$203	$794
🍽️ Food expenses	$148	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$199	$505
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	45	71
😀 Quality of life	45	63
🏙️ Population	2.58M	8.44M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 52% less expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 9199th and 7305th ($312 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 0.8 months in Hanoi. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 6529th and 4684th 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	$0.96	$2.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$0.9
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$84.9	$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$48.6	$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$249	$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$148	$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.9	$51.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.5	$78.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$9.23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	10.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$687	$2876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$1588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.17	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.33	$8.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.88	$5.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.1	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$1.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.12	$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.68	$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.2	$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.19	$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.98	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2	$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.4	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$41	$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$44.4	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$938	$13338

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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 Hanoi

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Bac Ninh	$545
52 km or 32 mi	Hai Duong	$565
56 km or 35 mi	Viet Tri	$554
64 km or 40 mi	Thai Nguyen	$571
75 km or 47 mi	Nam Dinh	$511
83 km or 51 mi	Thai Binh	$523
89 km or 55 mi	Haiphong	$606
129 km or 80 mi	Ha Long	$592
135 km or 84 mi	Thanh Hoa	$571
150 km or 93 mi	Cam Pha	$577
221 km or 137 mi	Chongzuo	$586
254 km or 158 mi	Sa Pa	$549
262 km or 163 mi	Vinh	$583
263 km or 163 mi	Fangchenggang	$595
298 km or 185 mi	Ha Tinh	$560
305 km or 190 mi	Qinzhou	$614
308 km or 192 mi	Wenshan	$579
324 km or 201 mi	Nanning	$572
330 km or 205 mi	Baise	$593
341 km or 212 mi	Beihai	$660
402 km or 250 mi	Dong Hoi	$513
406 km or 252 mi	Luang Prabang	$1251
418 km or 259 mi	Thakhek	$1151
424 km or 263 mi	Vang Vieng	$1174
451 km or 281 mi	Guigang	$725
461 km or 286 mi	Laibin	$623
462 km or 287 mi	Xingyi	$580
468 km or 291 mi	Hechi	$601
474 km or 294 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
479 km or 298 mi	Yulin	$794
480 km or 298 mi	Haikou	$671
481 km or 299 mi	Vientiane	$1168
492 km or 306 mi	Sanya	$778
501 km or 311 mi	Yuxi	$621
516 km or 321 mi	Udon Thani	$555
518 km or 322 mi	Liuzhou	$607
528 km or 328 mi	Gaozhou	$774
531 km or 330 mi	Maoming	$774
533 km or 331 mi	Jinghong	$599
539 km or 335 mi	Hue	$407