Chittagong vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chittagong	Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$882	$1981
🏠 One person rent	$93	$415
🏘️ Family rent	$155	$718
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$205
🚐 Transport expenses	$46	$73.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$182	$976
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	45	29
😀 Quality of life	50	49
🏙️ Population	2.58M	6.17M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 54% less expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 9061st and 6772nd ($358 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 30th in Bangladesh and China, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Chittagong compared to 1.3 months in Maoming. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Maoming ranked 141st in China, while ranked 6631st and 6717th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Maoming

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	Chittagong	Maoming
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.08	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$13.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.62	$3.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.82	$1.58
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$2.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$480
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$53.3	$351
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$213	$847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$96.2	$619
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14	$27.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$42.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$728	$4664
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$421	$2843
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.71	$2.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$0.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$5.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$5.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$3.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.11	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.58	$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.33	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.96	$9.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$41.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.2	$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$27	$424
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1379	$16634

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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 Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$780
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$892
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$726
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$816
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$652
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$677
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$827
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$809
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$693
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$590
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$829
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$518
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$579
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$589
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1746
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$662
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$598
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$758
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$552
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$766
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$777
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$662
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$574
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$878
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2414
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$568
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$765
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$551
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$608
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$559
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$546
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$758
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$818
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$574
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$562
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$766
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$941