Chittagong vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chittagong	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$882	$1702
🏠 One person rent	$93	$216
🏘️ Family rent	$155	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$243
🚐 Transport expenses	$46	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$182	$927
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	45	93
😀 Quality of life	50	69
🏙️ Population	2.58M	9.37M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 44% less expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 9061st and 7469th ($358 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 101st 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 1.4 months in Hefei. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Hefei ranked 35th in China, while ranked 6631st and 4318th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Hefei

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	Chittagong	Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.08	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.62	$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.82	$0.77
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$53.3	$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$213	$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$96.2	$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$728	$3665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$421	$2183
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.71	$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.11	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.58	$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.33	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.96	$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$70
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.2	$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$27	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1379	$9056

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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 Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$620
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$601
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$631
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$592
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$656
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$629
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$672
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$509
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$583
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$617
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$753
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$567
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$532
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$659
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$618
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$595
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$590
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$610
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$582
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$602
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$637
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$639
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$597
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$592
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$617
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$642
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$570
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$563
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$597
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$570
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$674
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$602
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$601
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$651
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$620
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$622
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$499
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$663