Chittagong vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chittagong	Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$362	$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$956	$1496
🏠 One person rent	$105	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$255	$493
🍽️ Food expenses	$164	$183
🚐 Transport expenses	$49	$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$259	$203
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	45	46
😀 Quality of life	49	53
🏙️ Population	2.58M	3M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 32% less expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 9049th and 8260th ($362 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 75th in Bangladesh and Iran, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chittagong compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 6319th and 6128th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Mashhad

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	Chittagong	Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.27	$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.02	$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.34	$0.5
☕ Cappuccino	$1.74	$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.24	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$50	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$236	$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.9	$9.91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.4	$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.94%	20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$735	$1352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$406	$855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.11	$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.79	$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$2.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$8.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.25	$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.75	$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.21	$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.83	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.1	$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.42	$2.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$96
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.17	$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$14.4	$29.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$49.3	$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1027	$555

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$389
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$324
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$387
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$520
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$446
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$303
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$456
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$342
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$656
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$310
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$312
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$290
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$356
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$669
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$357
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$348
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$355
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$395
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$347
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$338
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$346
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$349
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$351
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$341
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$339
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$342
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$399
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$346
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$343
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$354
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$360
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$304
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$315
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$367

Cities near Mashhad

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Nishapur	$509
120 km or 75 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$520
132 km or 82 mi	Quchan	$487
150 km or 93 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$558
157 km or 98 mi	Kashmar	$507
174 km or 108 mi	Sabzevar	$489
202 km or 126 mi	Anau	$1648
212 km or 132 mi	Ashgabat	$1679
240 km or 149 mi	Bojnord	$427
245 km or 152 mi	Mary	$1644
304 km or 189 mi	Baherden	$1642
317 km or 197 mi	Herat	$514
384 km or 239 mi	Birjand	$554
409 km or 254 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$473
411 km or 255 mi	Shahrud	$576
461 km or 287 mi	Gorgan	$661
467 km or 290 mi	Turkmenabat	$1662
551 km or 342 mi	Sheberghan	$446
566 km or 351 mi	Semnan	$558
572 km or 355 mi	Bukhara	$399
586 km or 364 mi	Sari	$640
604 km or 375 mi	Qaem Shahr	$533
612 km or 380 mi	Zabol	$546
614 km or 381 mi	Dasoguz	$1657
615 km or 382 mi	Qarshi	$416
620 km or 385 mi	Babol	$434
649 km or 403 mi	Amol	$519
673 km or 418 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$449
684 km or 425 mi	Lashkargah	$484
685 km or 425 mi	Nukus	$427
687 km or 427 mi	Yazd	$575
703 km or 437 mi	Pardis	$619
710 km or 441 mi	Kerman	$457
719 km or 447 mi	Pakdasht	$633
726 km or 451 mi	Varamin	$616
730 km or 454 mi	Qarchak	$636
733 km or 456 mi	Golestan	$655
737 km or 458 mi	Rafsanjan	$530
738 km or 459 mi	Ray	$653
739 km or 459 mi	Tehran	$700