Chittagong vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chittagong	Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$501
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$882	$1279
🏠 One person rent	$93	$206
🏘️ Family rent	$155	$364
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$164
🚐 Transport expenses	$46	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$182	$230
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	45	65
😀 Quality of life	50	55
🏙️ Population	2.58M	1.96M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 29% less expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 9061st and 8682nd ($358 vs $501) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 69th in Bangladesh and Iran, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 6631st and 6324th 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	$2.08	$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.62	$2.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.82	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$0.75
🥤 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	$115	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$53.3	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$213	$460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$96.2	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14	$9.15
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$14.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$7.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	26.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$728	$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$421	$610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.71	$2.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$2.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$5.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$0.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.11	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.58	$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.33	$1.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$92.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.96	$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.2	$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$27	$71.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1379	$589

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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 Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$488
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$484
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$476
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$470
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$352
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$515
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$459
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$463
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$448
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$517
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$538
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$508
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$483
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$545
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$530
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$503
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$588
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$494
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$566
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$607
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$560
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$604
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$571
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$611
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$457
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$540
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$623
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$530
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$624
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$622
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$503
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$635
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$684
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$641
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$598
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$637
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$638
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$553
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$640