Chittagong vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chittagong	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$362	$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$956	$1829
🏠 One person rent	$105	$279
🏘️ Family rent	$255	$398
🍽️ Food expenses	$164	$257
🚐 Transport expenses	$49	$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$259	$813
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	45	53
😀 Quality of life	49	53
🏙️ Population	2.58M	8.78M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 47% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 9049th and 6882nd ($362 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 102nd 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 Quanzhou. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Quanzhou ranked 50th in China, while ranked 6319th and 6124th 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	$1.27	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.02	$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.34	$1.32
☕ Cappuccino	$1.74	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.24	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$50	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$236	$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.9	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.4	$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.94%	5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$735	$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$406	$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.11	$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.79	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.25	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.75	$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.21	$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.83	$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.1	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.42	$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.17	$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$14.4	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$49.3	$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1027	$19406

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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 Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$676
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$851
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$721
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$675
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$664
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$713
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$667
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$678
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$694
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$890
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$995
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$746
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$791
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$857
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$860
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$588
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$917
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$725
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$589
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$799
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$861
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$913
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$716
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1011
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1169
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$738
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$860
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$863
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$655
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$952
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$744
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$812
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$721
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$643
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$787
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$645
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$620
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$1083