Chittagong vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chittagong	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$884	$1514
🏠 One person rent	$97.6	$306
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.8	$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$771
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	47	49
😀 Quality of life	56	71
🏙️ Population	3.23M	8.78M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 45% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 9042nd and 7630th ($358 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 134th in Bangladesh and China, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Chittagong compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Quanzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 6271st and 3354th 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	$2.04	$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.3	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.32	$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.4	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$208	$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$102	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.5	$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.42%	3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$799	$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$465	$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.06	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.38	$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.62	$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.18	$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.83	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.77	$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.09	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.5	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.95	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.65	$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.08	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.94	$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.7	$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.9	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.3	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1349	$9745

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$321
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$321
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$342
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$435
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$348
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$357
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$478
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$287
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$583
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$326
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$327
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$278
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$327
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$534
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$328
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$318
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$331
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$333
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$321
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$326
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$365
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$319
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$313
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$318
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$321
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$324
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$314
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$311
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$311
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$313
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$362
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$319
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$315
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$321
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$336
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$285
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$297
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$339

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$643
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$892
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$729
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$673
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$679
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$705
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$640
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$689
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$672
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$874
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$942
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$687
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$884
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$868
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$921
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$474
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$889
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$904
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$612
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$682
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$989
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$938
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$473
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1123
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1248
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$600
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$971
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$979
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$792
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$617
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$844
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$717
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$758
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$684
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$596
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$774
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$603
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$954