Chittagong vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chittagong	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$351	$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$905	$2841
🏠 One person rent	$98.3	$518
🏘️ Family rent	$215	$1006
🍽️ Food expenses	$172	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.6	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$2421
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	45	95
😀 Quality of life	46	80
🏙️ Population	2.58M	824K

The cost of living in Chittagong is 69% less expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 9083rd and 4649th ($351 vs $1146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 70th in Bangladesh and Japan, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chittagong compared to 2.1 months in Sakai. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Sakai ranked 16th in Japan, while ranked 6493rd and 558th 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	$1.65	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.75	$5.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$3.37
☕ Cappuccino	$1.72	$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$110	$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.9	$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$278	$1135
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$150	$788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15	$77.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.2	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.5	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.83%	1.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$3677
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$394	$2734
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.16	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$30.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.18	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.87	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.66	$3.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.1	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.5	$57.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.07	$28.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.98	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$20	$42.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.8	$67.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$842	$8371

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$287
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$367
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$478
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$309
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$295
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$430
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$303
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$678
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$289
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$305
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$264
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$347
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$661
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$350
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$337
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$345
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$378
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$337
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$328
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$333
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$336
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$338
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$329
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$327
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$327
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$404
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$331
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$330
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$332
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$408
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$294
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$280
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$360

Cities near Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$1051
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$1049
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$1047
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$1047
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1065
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$1040
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1079
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$1042
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$1047
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1242
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1074
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$1059
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$1019
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$1026
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$1065
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1101
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$1019
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$1018
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$1059
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1302
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$1062
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$998
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$1026
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$1031
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$1009
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1049
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$1142
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$1018
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1062
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$1033
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$1046