Chittagong vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chittagong	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$351	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$905	$2403
🏠 One person rent	$98.3	$441
🏘️ Family rent	$215	$809
🍽️ Food expenses	$172	$288
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.6	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$1383
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	45	72
😀 Quality of life	46	57
🏙️ Population	2.58M	4.43M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 65% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 9083rd and 5539th ($351 vs $993) 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 0.6 months in Chittagong compared to 1.4 months in Johannesburg. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 6493rd and 5667th 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	$1.65	$9.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.75	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$1.72	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$110	$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.9	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$278	$790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$150	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15	$71.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.2	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.5	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.83%	11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$1031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$394	$684
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.16	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$9.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.18	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.87	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.66	$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.1	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.5	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.07	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.98	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$20	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.8	$214
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$842	$5271

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003