Chittagong vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chittagong	Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person	$351	$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$905	$1758
🏠 One person rent	$98.3	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$215	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$172	$204
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.6	$35.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$245
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	45	76
😀 Quality of life	46	55
🏙️ Population	2.58M	1.59M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 52% less expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 9083rd and 6734th ($351 vs $736) 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 0.6 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 6493rd and 5911th 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	$1.65	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.75	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$1.72	$1.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$110	$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.9	$392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$278	$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$150	$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15	$8.55
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.2	$13.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.5	$5.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.83%	21.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$1254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$394	$628
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.16	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$2.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$3.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.18	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.87	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$0.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.66	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.1	$16.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.5	$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.07	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.98	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$20	$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.8	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$842	$823

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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 Karaj

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Mohammadshahr	$688
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Kamal Shahr	$686
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fardis	$688
13 km or 8.3 mi	Andisheh	$684
17 km or 10 mi	Qods	$698
17 km or 10 mi	Malard	$693
19 km or 12 mi	Shahriar	$698
33 km or 21 mi	Nasimshahr	$697
36 km or 22 mi	Nazarabad	$645
38 km or 24 mi	Eslamshahr	$700
38 km or 24 mi	Robat Karim	$675
43 km or 26 mi	Tehran	$788
46 km or 28 mi	Golestan	$714
50 km or 31 mi	Ray	$710
69 km or 43 mi	Qarchak	$681
74 km or 46 mi	Pakdasht	$680
77 km or 48 mi	Pardis	$665
79 km or 49 mi	Khak-e Ali	$599
87 km or 54 mi	Varamin	$651
100 km or 62 mi	Qazvin	$618
104 km or 65 mi	Saveh	$574
130 km or 81 mi	Qom	$488
144 km or 90 mi	Amol	$557
174 km or 108 mi	Babol	$458
177 km or 110 mi	Lahijan	$552
185 km or 115 mi	Qaem Shahr	$554
204 km or 127 mi	Rasht	$534
205 km or 128 mi	Sari	$658
208 km or 129 mi	Kashan	$562
220 km or 137 mi	Semnan	$580
225 km or 140 mi	Arak	$455
242 km or 150 mi	Zanjan	$466
249 km or 155 mi	Hamadan	$443
259 km or 161 mi	Malayer	$469
294 km or 183 mi	Borujerd	$505
311 km or 193 mi	Dorud	$513
333 km or 207 mi	Shahin Shahr	$507
334 km or 208 mi	Gorgan	$685
350 km or 218 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$510
354 km or 220 mi	Khorramabad	$554