Chittagong vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chittagong Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$358
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$875
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$97.4
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$160
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$173
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$208
$1411
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
47
80
😀 Quality of life
54
87
🏙️ Population
2.58M
2.72M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 64% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 9065th and 5666th ($358 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Bangladesh and Taiwan, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chittagong compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 6403rd and 364th 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
$2.27
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.7
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.93
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.79
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$55.9
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$205
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$100
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.2
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.6
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.83%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$825
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$459
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.08
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.42
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.25
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.86
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.09
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.55
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.4
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.67
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.07
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.98
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.8
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.8
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.3
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1175
$11481

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$325
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$351
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$350
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$481
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$296
266 km or 165 mi Sittwe
$571
283 km or 176 mi Jessore
$314
287 km or 179 mi Sylhet
$327
307 km or 191 mi Mymensingh
$287
340 km or 211 mi Rajarhat
$336
342 km or 213 mi Monywa
$528
347 km or 215 mi Barasat
$338
348 km or 217 mi Madhyamgram
$325
349 km or 217 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$338
350 km or 218 mi Bidhannagar
$341
351 km or 218 mi North Dumdum
$330
353 km or 219 mi South Dumdum
$335
353 km or 219 mi Imphal
$362
354 km or 220 mi Bhatpara
$330
355 km or 220 mi Naihati
$321
356 km or 221 mi Baranagar
$326
356 km or 221 mi Kamarhati
$329
356 km or 222 mi Panihati
$331
358 km or 222 mi Barrackpore
$323
358 km or 222 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$320
358 km or 222 mi Chandannagar
$321
358 km or 223 mi Uttarpara
$320
358 km or 223 mi Kolkata
$364
359 km or 223 mi Bally
$326
360 km or 224 mi Serampore
$324
361 km or 224 mi Krishnanagar
$275
362 km or 225 mi Howrah
$330
362 km or 225 mi Shillong
$344
362 km or 225 mi Shantipur
$290
376 km or 234 mi Bogra
$293
381 km or 237 mi Maheshtala
$349

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
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$705
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$416
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$765
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$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610