Chittagong vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chittagong	Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$884	$1224
🏠 One person rent	$97.6	$208
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$363
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$157
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.8	$41.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$208
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	47	63
😀 Quality of life	56	57
🏙️ Population	3.23M	1.96M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 27% less expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 9042nd and 8733rd ($358 vs $488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 54th in Bangladesh and Iran, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 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 6271st and 6153rd 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	$2.04	$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.3	$10.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.32	$2.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$0.81
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$0.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.4	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$208	$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$102	$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.5	$9.25
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$14.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$7.54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.42%	27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$799	$1182
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$465	$727
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.06	$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.38	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.62	$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.18	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$2.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.83	$5.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.77	$1.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.09	$4.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.5	$13.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.95	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$13.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.65	$1.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.08	$80
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.94	$5.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.7	$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.9	$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.3	$72
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1349	$524

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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 Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$466
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$459
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$454
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$451
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$352
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$487
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$452
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$459
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$448
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$487
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$536
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$469
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$469
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$517
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$496
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$504
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$557
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$456
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$517
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$570
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$514
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$570
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$548
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$577
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$439
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$484
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$590
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$485
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$587
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$584
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$471
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$611
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$638
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$614
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$563
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$613
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$614
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$505
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$616