Chittagong vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chittagong	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$1082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$882	$2560
🏠 One person rent	$93	$485
🏘️ Family rent	$155	$833
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$46	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$182	$1614
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	45	74
😀 Quality of life	50	62
🏙️ Population	2.58M	4.43M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 67% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 9061st and 5031st ($358 vs $1082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Bangladesh and South Africa, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Chittagong compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 6631st and 5648th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Johannesburg

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	Chittagong	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.08	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.62	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.82	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$53.3	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$213	$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$96.2	$632
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	11.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$728	$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$421	$741
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.71	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.11	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.58	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.33	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.96	$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.2	$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$27	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1379	$5503

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$984
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$890
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$984
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$826
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$740
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$892
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$975
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$706
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$875
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$940
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$838
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$830
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$808
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$762
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$833
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$637
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$668
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$599
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$827
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$607
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$469
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$650
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$598
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$514
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$861
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$908
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$536
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$915
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$587
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$915