Chittagong vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chittagong	New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$312	$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$835	$2992
🏠 One person rent	$82.9	$464
🏘️ Family rent	$203	$1087
🍽️ Food expenses	$148	$370
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$199	$1661
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	45	95
😀 Quality of life	45	87
🏙️ Population	2.58M	4.04M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 71% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 9199th and 5212th ($312 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Bangladesh and Taiwan, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chittagong compared to 1.6 months in New Taipei. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 6529th and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs New Taipei

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	Chittagong	New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$0.96	$4.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$84.9	$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$48.6	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$249	$1333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$148	$890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.9	$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.5	$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$687	$9578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.17	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.33	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.88	$8.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.1	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.12	$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$7.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.68	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.2	$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.19	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.98	$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.4	$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$41	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$44.4	$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$938	$13786

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$325
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$295
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$380
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$461
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$301
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$271
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$428
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$339
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$593
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$290
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$296
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$256
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$353
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$588
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$356
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$343
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$351
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$391
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$342
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$335
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$340
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$343
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$344
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$336
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$335
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$334
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$408
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$338
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$336
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$338
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$390
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$307
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$282
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$366

Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1158
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$868
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$1028
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$745
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$828
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$864
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$698
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$931
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$841
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$818
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$761
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$707
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$706
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$661
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$801
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$841
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$683
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1229
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$666
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$654
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$719
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$821
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$776
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$807
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$673
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$712
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1231
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$642
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$719
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$702
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$713
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$643
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$731
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$708
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$633
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$592
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$716
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$605