Chittagong vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chittagong	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$312	$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$835	$1794
🏠 One person rent	$82.9	$278
🏘️ Family rent	$203	$393
🍽️ Food expenses	$148	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$199	$831
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	45	53
😀 Quality of life	45	50
🏙️ Population	2.58M	8.78M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 53% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 9199th and 7155th ($312 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 142nd in Bangladesh and China, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chittagong compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Quanzhou ranked 57th in China, while ranked 6529th and 6224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Quanzhou

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	Chittagong	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$0.96	$2.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$1.41
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$84.9	$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$48.6	$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$249	$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$148	$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.9	$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.5	$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$9.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$687	$2834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.17	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.33	$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.88	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.1	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.12	$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.68	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.2	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.19	$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.98	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2	$8.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.4	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$41	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$44.4	$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$938	$22902

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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 Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$654
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$821
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$807
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$661
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$706
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$713
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$642
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$673
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$683
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$841
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$931
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$698
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$761
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$818
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$864
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$592
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$828
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$707
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$605
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$795
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$868
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$841
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$691
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1060
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1158
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$726
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$1028
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$745
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$643
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$801
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$719
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$813
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$716
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$634
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$776
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$636
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$618
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$1014