Chittagong vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chittagong Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$358
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$884
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$97.6
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$164
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.8
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$282
$1068
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
47
99
😀 Quality of life
56
76
🏙️ Population
3.23M
24.9M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 69% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 9042nd and 4880th ($358 vs $1147) 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 0.8 months in Chittagong compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 6271st and 1178th 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
$2.04
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.3
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.32
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.18
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$55.4
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$102
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.42%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$799
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$465
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.06
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.38
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.62
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.83
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.94
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.09
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.5
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.66
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.65
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.08
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.94
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.9
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$35.3
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1349
$27610

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$329
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$348
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$357
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$478
239 km or 149 mi Khulna
$287
266 km or 165 mi Sittwe
$583
283 km or 176 mi Jessore
$326
287 km or 179 mi Sylhet
$327
307 km or 191 mi Mymensingh
$278
340 km or 211 mi Rajarhat
$327
342 km or 213 mi Monywa
$534
347 km or 215 mi Barasat
$328
348 km or 217 mi Madhyamgram
$318
349 km or 217 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$331
350 km or 218 mi Bidhannagar
$333
351 km or 218 mi North Dumdum
$321
353 km or 219 mi South Dumdum
$326
353 km or 219 mi Imphal
$365
354 km or 220 mi Bhatpara
$319
355 km or 220 mi Naihati
$313
356 km or 221 mi Baranagar
$318
356 km or 221 mi Kamarhati
$321
356 km or 222 mi Panihati
$324
358 km or 222 mi Barrackpore
$314
358 km or 222 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$311
358 km or 222 mi Chandannagar
$311
358 km or 223 mi Uttarpara
$313
358 km or 223 mi Kolkata
$362
359 km or 223 mi Bally
$319
360 km or 224 mi Serampore
$315
361 km or 224 mi Krishnanagar
$272
362 km or 225 mi Howrah
$321
362 km or 225 mi Shillong
$336
362 km or 225 mi Shantipur
$285
376 km or 234 mi Bogra
$297
381 km or 237 mi Maheshtala
$339

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$1030
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$708
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$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
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$677
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$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789