Chittagong vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chittagong	Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$500
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$875	$1275
🏠 One person rent	$97.4	$207
🏘️ Family rent	$160	$364
🍽️ Food expenses	$173	$163
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.3	$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$208	$200
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	47	63
😀 Quality of life	54	57
🏙️ Population	2.58M	1.96M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 28% less expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 9065th and 8716th ($358 vs $500) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 70th in Bangladesh and Iran, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chittagong compared to 0.4 months in Isfahan. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Isfahan ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 6403rd and 6223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Isfahan

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	Chittagong	Isfahan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.27	$2.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.7	$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.59	$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.93	$0.85
☕ Cappuccino	$1.79	$0.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.9	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$205	$477
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$100	$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.1	$9.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.2	$14
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.6	$7.49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.83%	27.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$825	$1124
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$459	$644
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.08	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.42	$2.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.18	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.25	$2.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$5.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.09	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.55	$16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.65	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.67	$1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.07	$94.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.98	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.8	$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.8	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$31.3	$71.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1175	$525

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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	$314
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$355
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$448
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$351
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$350
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$481
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$296
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$571
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$314
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$327
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$287
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$336
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$528
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$338
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$325
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$338
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$341
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$330
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$335
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$362
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$330
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$321
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$326
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$329
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$331
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$323
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$320
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$321
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$320
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$364
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$326
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$324
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$275
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$330
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$344
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$290
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$293
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$349

Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$488
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$487
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$481
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$479
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$364
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$516
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$476
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$487
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$455
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$529
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$542
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$513
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$492
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$565
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$546
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$512
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$571
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$499
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$574
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$586
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$569
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$583
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$571
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$594
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$460
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$546
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$602
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$547
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$601
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$591
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$537
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$523
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$627
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$639
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$631
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$575
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$629
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$631
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$565
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$639