Chittagong vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chittagong	Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$2663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$884	$6085
🏠 One person rent	$97.6	$1742
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$3071
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.8	$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$923
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	47	100
😀 Quality of life	56	80
🏙️ Population	3.23M	7.41M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 87% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 9042nd and 640th ($358 vs $2663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Bangladesh and China, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Chittagong compared to 0.3 months in Hong Kong. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 6271st and 676th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Hong Kong

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	Chittagong	Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.04	$7.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.3	$60.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.32	$6.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$6.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$5.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$2008
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.4	$1474
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$208	$3693
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$102	$2621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.5	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.42%	3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$799	$27719
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$465	$17176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.06	$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.38	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$3.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.62	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.18	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$24.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$4.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.83	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.77	$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.09	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.5	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.95	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$81.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.65	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.08	$66.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.94	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.7	$65.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.9	$83.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.3	$1128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1349	$22758

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$321
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$321
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$342
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$435
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$348
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$357
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$478
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$287
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$583
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$326
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$327
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$278
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$327
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$534
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$328
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$318
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$331
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$333
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$321
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$326
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$365
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$319
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$313
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$318
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$321
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$324
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$314
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$311
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$311
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$313
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$362
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$319
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$315
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$321
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$336
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$285
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$297
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$339

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2396
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$995
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$678
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1734
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$548
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$694
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$638
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$873
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$785
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$954
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$627
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$858
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$777
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$801
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$839
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$908
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$600
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$473
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$793
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$612
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$474
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$682
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$828
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$766
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$797
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$802
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$778
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$758
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$739
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$751
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$705
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$729
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$711
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$714
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$892
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$528
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$620