Chittagong vs Hwaseong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chittagong	Hwaseong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$1098
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$882	$2705
🏠 One person rent	$93	$465
🏘️ Family rent	$155	$783
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$438
🚐 Transport expenses	$46	$88.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$182	$1732
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	45	78
😀 Quality of life	50	75
🏙️ Population	2.58M	941K

The cost of living in Chittagong is 67% less expensive than in Hwaseong. Cities ranked 9061st and 4968th ($358 vs $1098) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 18th in Bangladesh and South Korea, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Chittagong compared to 1.6 months in Hwaseong. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Hwaseong ranked 20th in South Korea, while ranked 6631st and 2033rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Hwaseong

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	Chittagong	Hwaseong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.08	$6.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$34.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.62	$5.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.82	$3.26
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$413
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$53.3	$326
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$213	$750
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$96.2	$575
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14	$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	4.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$728	$13216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$421	$5946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.71	$8.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$2.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$3.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$6.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$5.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$5.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$3.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.11	$4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.58	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$54.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.33	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$58.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.96	$7.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.2	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$27	$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1379	$13303

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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 Hwaseong

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	Ansan	$1049
24 km or 15 mi	Suwon	$1066
24 km or 15 mi	Uiwang	$1080
25 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1112
26 km or 16 mi	Anyang	$1004
28 km or 17 mi	Osan	$1076
31 km or 19 mi	Incheon	$1088
32 km or 20 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1090
32 km or 20 mi	Gwacheon	$1078
33 km or 21 mi	Bucheon	$1175
36 km or 22 mi	Dangjin	$1059
37 km or 23 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1141
39 km or 24 mi	Yongin	$1120
39 km or 24 mi	Siheung	$1307
42 km or 26 mi	Seongnam	$1435
47 km or 29 mi	Gimpo	$1098
47 km or 29 mi	Seoul	$1383
49 km or 31 mi	Gwangju	$1196
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1078
51 km or 32 mi	Goyang	$1097
54 km or 34 mi	Seosan	$1068
55 km or 34 mi	Hanam	$1178
55 km or 34 mi	Guri	$1134
56 km or 35 mi	Cheonan	$1153
60 km or 38 mi	Icheon	$1171
63 km or 39 mi	Namyangju	$1138
66 km or 41 mi	Uijeongbu	$918
70 km or 43 mi	Yangju	$948
71 km or 44 mi	Paju	$1065
78 km or 48 mi	Yeoju	$1079
84 km or 52 mi	Dongducheon	$1023
86 km or 54 mi	Pocheon	$1028
87 km or 54 mi	Kaesong	$1568
89 km or 55 mi	Gongju	$1063
90 km or 56 mi	Cheongju	$924
92 km or 57 mi	Sejong	$1020
95 km or 59 mi	Asan	$1050
97 km or 60 mi	Boryeong	$1085
103 km or 64 mi	Wonju	$1110
106 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$920