Chittagong vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chittagong	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$362	$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$956	$1957
🏠 One person rent	$105	$261
🏘️ Family rent	$255	$557
🍽️ Food expenses	$164	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$49	$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$259	$828
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	45	61
😀 Quality of life	49	56
🏙️ Population	2.58M	9.4M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 47% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 9049th and 6976th ($362 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 122nd in Bangladesh and China, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chittagong compared to 1.2 months in Ningbo. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Ningbo ranked 36th in China, while ranked 6319th and 5865th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Ningbo

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	Chittagong	Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.27	$3.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.02	$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.34	$1.39
☕ Cappuccino	$1.74	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.24	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$50	$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$236	$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.9	$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.4	$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.94%	5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$735	$5184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$406	$3305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.11	$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.79	$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.25	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.75	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.21	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.83	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.1	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.42	$8.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.17	$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$14.4	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$49.3	$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1027	$9922

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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 Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$690
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$755
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$719
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$596
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$831
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1190
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1074
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$725
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$735
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$771
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$699
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$731
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$1020
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$811
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$731
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$763
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$687
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$741
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$787
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$682
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$707
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$707
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$651
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$744
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$688
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$720
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$694
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$713
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$675
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$644
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$789
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$665
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$682
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$625
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$625
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$713
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$679
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$645
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$524