Chittagong vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chittagong Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$358
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$882
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$93
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$155
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$180
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$46
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$182
$931
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
45
100
😀 Quality of life
50
77
🏙️ Population
2.58M
24.9M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 68% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 9061st and 4879th ($358 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Bangladesh and China, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Chittagong compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6631st and 1383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chittagong Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.08
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.8
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.62
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.82
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$1.63
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$53.3
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$213
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$96.2
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.8
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.5%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$728
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$421
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.12
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.71
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.86
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.9
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.11
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.58
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.66
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.9
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.04
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.96
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.2
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$27
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1379
$27624

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$328
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$519
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$333
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$317
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$332
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$335
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$320
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$327
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$370
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$320
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$313
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$318
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$320
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$324
358 km or 222 mi Barrackpore
$315
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$312
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$313
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$312
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$366
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$318
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$315
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$272
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$1003
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$673
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$696
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$696
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$771
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$597
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$612
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$632
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$547
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$648
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$679
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$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
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$576
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$713
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$621
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$740
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$674
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$601
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$630
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$826
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$622
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$634
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$639
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$597
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$642
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$597
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$651
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$664
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$531
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$602
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$618
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$637
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$672
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$663
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$590
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$666
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$659
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$617
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