Chittagong vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chittagong	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$312	$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$835	$3654
🏠 One person rent	$82.9	$602
🏘️ Family rent	$203	$1527
🍽️ Food expenses	$148	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$199	$1905
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	45	100
😀 Quality of life	45	79
🏙️ Population	2.58M	24.9M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 73% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 9199th and 4780th ($312 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th in Bangladesh and China, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chittagong compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6529th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Shanghai

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	Chittagong	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$0.96	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$84.9	$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$48.6	$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$249	$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$148	$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.9	$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.5	$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$687	$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.17	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.33	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.88	$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.1	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.12	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.68	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.2	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.19	$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.98	$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.4	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$41	$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$44.4	$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$938	$31401

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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 Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1028
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$706
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$749
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$738
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$585
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$661
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$718
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$620
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$686
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$706
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$685
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$612
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$733
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$674
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$742
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$702
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$729
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$674
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$843
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$676
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$690
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$629
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$698
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$630
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$673
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$698
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$650
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$651
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$703
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$708
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$699
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$702
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$771
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$648
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$774