Chittagong vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chittagong	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$312	$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$835	$2813
🏠 One person rent	$82.9	$459
🏘️ Family rent	$203	$861
🍽️ Food expenses	$148	$400
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$199	$2543
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	45	73
😀 Quality of life	45	92
🏙️ Population	2.58M	1.06M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 72% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 9199th and 4890th ($312 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 142nd 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 2.3 months in Sendai. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 6529th and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Sendai

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	Chittagong	Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$0.96	$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$3.51
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$84.9	$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$48.6	$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$249	$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$148	$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.9	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.5	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$687	$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.17	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.33	$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.88	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.1	$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.12	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.68	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.2	$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.19	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.98	$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.4	$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$41	$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$44.4	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$938	$6369

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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 Sendai

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Natori	$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi	Rifu	$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi	Tagajo	$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tomiya	$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi	Shiogama	$1027
18 km or 11 mi	Iwanuma	$1027
20 km or 12 mi	Taiwa	$1029
25 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$1019
26 km or 16 mi	Watari	$1022
27 km or 17 mi	Ogawara	$1016
33 km or 21 mi	Kakuda	$1015
34 km or 21 mi	Kami	$1031
35 km or 21 mi	Higashimatsushima	$1034
35 km or 22 mi	Misato	$1035
35 km or 22 mi	Osaki	$1035
37 km or 23 mi	Shiroishi	$1004
42 km or 26 mi	Ishinomaki	$1041
44 km or 27 mi	Tendo	$998
45 km or 28 mi	Higashine	$1008
47 km or 29 mi	Yamagata	$1002
49 km or 30 mi	Murayama	$1016
53 km or 33 mi	Soma	$1021
53 km or 33 mi	Kurihara	$1045
53 km or 33 mi	Sagae	$1004
54 km or 34 mi	Kaminoyama	$988
55 km or 34 mi	Tome	$1042
57 km or 35 mi	Date	$989
66 km or 41 mi	Fukushima	$1012
66 km or 41 mi	Takahata	$1000
67 km or 42 mi	Nan'yo	$1007
70 km or 44 mi	Minamisoma	$1027
74 km or 46 mi	Shinjo	$1048
75 km or 46 mi	Nagai	$1015
77 km or 48 mi	Yonezawa	$1011
77 km or 48 mi	Ichinoseki	$1052
85 km or 53 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1000
94 km or 58 mi	Kesennuma	$1053
94 km or 58 mi	Motomiya	$1017
96 km or 59 mi	Tamura	$1022
100 km or 62 mi	Oshu	$1057