Chittagong vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chittagong	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$1115
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$882	$2696
🏠 One person rent	$93	$522
🏘️ Family rent	$155	$892
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$367
🚐 Transport expenses	$46	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$182	$2108
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	45	95
😀 Quality of life	50	82
🏙️ Population	2.58M	824K

The cost of living in Chittagong is 68% less expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 9061st and 4919th ($358 vs $1115) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 67th in Bangladesh and Japan, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Chittagong compared to 1.9 months in Sakai. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Sakai ranked 15th in Japan, while ranked 6631st and 639th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Sakai

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	Chittagong	Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.08	$6.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.62	$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.82	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$53.3	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$213	$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$96.2	$674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14	$80.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$728	$3852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$421	$2557
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.71	$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$4.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$4.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.11	$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.58	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$54.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.33	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.96	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$43.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.2	$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$27	$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1379	$13511

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$312
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$362
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$456
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$348
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$352
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$464
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$301
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$558
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$300
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$321
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$282
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$328
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$519
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$333
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$320
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$327
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$370
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$320
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$313
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$318
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$320
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$324
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$315
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$313
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$312
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$366
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$318
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$315
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$323
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$354
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$286
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$287
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$344

Cities near Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$1045
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$1053
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$1044
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$1045
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1062
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$1044
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1079
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$1037
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$1041
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1237
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1064
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1100
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$1055
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$1010
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$1025
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1097
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1118
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$1060
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1099
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$1012
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$1015
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$1058
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1277
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$1063
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1091
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$992
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$1021
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$1024
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$1057
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$1068
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$1002
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1033
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$1133
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$1015
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1055
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$1088
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$1025
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$1046