Chittagong vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chittagong	Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$351	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$905	$1618
🏠 One person rent	$98.3	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$215	$639
🍽️ Food expenses	$172	$170
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.6	$41.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$240
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	45	66
😀 Quality of life	46	48
🏙️ Population	2.58M	1.96M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 33% less expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 9083rd and 8454th ($351 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 72nd 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 0.5 months in Isfahan. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Isfahan ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 6493rd and 6375th 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	$1.65	$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.75	$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$1.72	$0.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$110	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.9	$175
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$278	$898
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$150	$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15	$9.25
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.2	$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.5	$9.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.83%	26.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$1187
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$394	$676
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.16	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$2.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$0.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.18	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.87	$5.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.66	$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.1	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.5	$13.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$1.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.07	$115
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.98	$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$20	$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.8	$77.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$842	$594

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$287
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$367
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$478
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$309
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$295
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$430
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$303
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$678
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$289
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$305
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$264
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$347
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$661
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$350
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$337
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$345
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$378
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$337
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$328
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$333
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$336
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$338
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$329
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$327
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$327
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$404
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$331
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$330
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$332
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$408
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$294
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$280
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$360

Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$510
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$507
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$502
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$502
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$397
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$562
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$525
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$529
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$488
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$552
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$455
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$513
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$536
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$573
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$562
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$574
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$651
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$505
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$583
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$681
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$577
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$680
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$597
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$675
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$469
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$554
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$700
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$563
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$697
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$710
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$557
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$698
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$788
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$693
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$665
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$684
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$698
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$589
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$688