Chittagong vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chittagong	Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$704
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$882	$1577
🏠 One person rent	$93	$399
🏘️ Family rent	$155	$634
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$172
🚐 Transport expenses	$46	$34.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$182	$246
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	45	76
😀 Quality of life	50	61
🏙️ Population	2.58M	1.59M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 49% less expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 9061st and 7072nd ($358 vs $704) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 0.3 months in Karaj. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 6631st and 5808th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Karaj

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	Chittagong	Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.08	$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.62	$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.82	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$53.3	$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$213	$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$96.2	$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14	$8.54
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$13.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	22.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$728	$1256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$421	$541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.71	$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$3.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$0.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.11	$4.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.58	$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.33	$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$92.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.96	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.2	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$27	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1379	$836

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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 Karaj

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Mohammadshahr	$642
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Kamal Shahr	$644
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fardis	$640
13 km or 8.3 mi	Andisheh	$637
17 km or 10 mi	Qods	$638
17 km or 10 mi	Malard	$641
19 km or 12 mi	Shahriar	$635
33 km or 21 mi	Nasimshahr	$624
36 km or 22 mi	Nazarabad	$598
38 km or 24 mi	Eslamshahr	$623
38 km or 24 mi	Robat Karim	$611
43 km or 26 mi	Tehran	$684
46 km or 28 mi	Golestan	$628
50 km or 31 mi	Ray	$622
69 km or 43 mi	Qarchak	$607
74 km or 46 mi	Pakdasht	$604
77 km or 48 mi	Pardis	$598
79 km or 49 mi	Khak-e Ali	$561
87 km or 54 mi	Varamin	$588
100 km or 62 mi	Qazvin	$582
104 km or 65 mi	Saveh	$503
130 km or 81 mi	Qom	$448
144 km or 90 mi	Amol	$530
174 km or 108 mi	Babol	$372
177 km or 110 mi	Lahijan	$497
185 km or 115 mi	Qaem Shahr	$501
204 km or 127 mi	Rasht	$472
205 km or 128 mi	Sari	$643
208 km or 129 mi	Kashan	$515
220 km or 137 mi	Semnan	$542
225 km or 140 mi	Arak	$538
242 km or 150 mi	Zanjan	$426
249 km or 155 mi	Hamadan	$430
259 km or 161 mi	Malayer	$457
294 km or 183 mi	Borujerd	$494
311 km or 193 mi	Dorud	$508
333 km or 207 mi	Shahin Shahr	$484
334 km or 208 mi	Gorgan	$658
350 km or 218 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$488
354 km or 220 mi	Khorramabad	$540