Chittagong vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chittagong	Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$351	$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$905	$2821
🏠 One person rent	$98.3	$460
🏘️ Family rent	$215	$848
🍽️ Food expenses	$172	$400
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.6	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$1696
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	45	91
😀 Quality of life	46	78
🏙️ Population	2.58M	1.52M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 68% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 9083rd and 4793rd ($351 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 127th in Bangladesh and Japan, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chittagong compared to 1.5 months in Kobe. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Kobe ranked 31st in Japan, while ranked 6493rd and 674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Kobe

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	Chittagong	Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.65	$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.75	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$2.86
☕ Cappuccino	$1.72	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$110	$437
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.9	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$278	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$150	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15	$86.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.2	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.5	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.83%	1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$4362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$394	$3074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.16	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$71.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$7.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$31.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.18	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.87	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$9.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.66	$5.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.1	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.5	$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.07	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.98	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$20	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.8	$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$842	$16179

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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 Kobe

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Ashiya	$1049
15 km or 9 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
18 km or 11 mi	Akashi	$1158
20 km or 13 mi	Takarazuka	$1072
20 km or 13 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
21 km or 13 mi	Miki	$1057
22 km or 14 mi	Sanda	$1048
23 km or 14 mi	Itami	$1062
25 km or 16 mi	Inami	$1072
26 km or 16 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
27 km or 17 mi	Ikeda	$1046
28 km or 17 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
29 km or 18 mi	Inagawa	$1045
29 km or 18 mi	Harima	$1073
29 km or 18 mi	Osaka	$1242
29 km or 18 mi	Ono	$1057
29 km or 18 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
30 km or 19 mi	Minoh	$1059
30 km or 19 mi	Takaishi	$1051
31 km or 19 mi	Sakai	$1146
31 km or 19 mi	Kishiwada	$1074
32 km or 20 mi	Kato	$1049
32 km or 20 mi	Suita	$1302
32 km or 20 mi	Izumi	$1065
32 km or 20 mi	Kakogawa	$1110
32 km or 20 mi	Kaizuka	$1059
34 km or 21 mi	Izumisano	$1062
35 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
36 km or 22 mi	Kumatori	$1059
36 km or 22 mi	Settsu	$1142
36 km or 22 mi	Matsubara	$1049
37 km or 23 mi	Takasago	$1076
37 km or 23 mi	Kadoma	$1101
37 km or 23 mi	Sennan	$1076
37 km or 23 mi	Hannan	$1084
38 km or 23 mi	Awaji	$1156
38 km or 24 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
38 km or 24 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
39 km or 24 mi	Nishiwaki	$1046
39 km or 24 mi	Yao	$1079