Chittagong vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chittagong	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$351	$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$905	$2676
🏠 One person rent	$98.3	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$215	$823
🍽️ Food expenses	$172	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.6	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$1888
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	45	72
😀 Quality of life	46	90
🏙️ Population	2.58M	1.06M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 67% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 9083rd and 5132nd ($351 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 324th 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 1.8 months in Sendai. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 6493rd and 156th 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	$1.65	$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.75	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$1.72	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$110	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.9	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$278	$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$150	$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15	$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.2	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.5	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.83%	3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$394	$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.16	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.18	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.87	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.66	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.1	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.5	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.07	$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.98	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$20	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.8	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$842	$5986

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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 Sendai

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Natori	$986
12 km or 7.2 mi	Rifu	$984
12 km or 7.5 mi	Tagajo	$984
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tomiya	$984
14 km or 8.9 mi	Shiogama	$985
18 km or 11 mi	Iwanuma	$988
20 km or 12 mi	Taiwa	$990
25 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$988
26 km or 16 mi	Watari	$991
27 km or 17 mi	Ogawara	$986
33 km or 21 mi	Kakuda	$992
34 km or 21 mi	Kami	$1001
35 km or 21 mi	Higashimatsushima	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Misato	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Osaki	$1002
37 km or 23 mi	Shiroishi	$984
42 km or 26 mi	Ishinomaki	$1013
44 km or 27 mi	Tendo	$973
45 km or 28 mi	Higashine	$983
47 km or 29 mi	Yamagata	$978
49 km or 30 mi	Murayama	$988
53 km or 33 mi	Soma	$1009
53 km or 33 mi	Kurihara	$1018
53 km or 33 mi	Sagae	$980
54 km or 34 mi	Kaminoyama	$969
55 km or 34 mi	Tome	$1021
57 km or 35 mi	Date	$985
66 km or 41 mi	Fukushima	$1008
66 km or 41 mi	Takahata	$987
67 km or 42 mi	Nan'yo	$986
70 km or 44 mi	Minamisoma	$1024
74 km or 46 mi	Shinjo	$1022
75 km or 46 mi	Nagai	$997
77 km or 48 mi	Yonezawa	$1002
77 km or 48 mi	Ichinoseki	$1028
85 km or 53 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1003
94 km or 58 mi	Kesennuma	$1035
94 km or 58 mi	Motomiya	$1016
96 km or 59 mi	Tamura	$1029
100 km or 62 mi	Oshu	$1034