Chittagong vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chittagong Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$358
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$884
$2603
🏠 One person rent
$97.6
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$164
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.8
$80
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$282
$1504
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
47
80
😀 Quality of life
56
88
🏙️ Population
3.23M
2.71M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 63% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 9042nd and 5770th ($358 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Bangladesh and Taiwan, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Chittagong compared to 1.5 months in Kaohsiung. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Kaohsiung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6271st and 281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Kaohsiung

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Chittagong Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.04
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.3
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.32
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.18
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$55.4
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$102
$468
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.42%
2.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$799
$4645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$465
$3214
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.06
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.38
$9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$3.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.62
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$6.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.83
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.94
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.09
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.5
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.66
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.65
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.08
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.94
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.9
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$35.3
$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1349
$13326

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617