Chittagong vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chittagong Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$358
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$875
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$97.4
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$160
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$173
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$208
$879
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
47
99
😀 Quality of life
54
75
🏙️ Population
2.58M
24.9M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 68% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 9065th and 4971st ($358 vs $1126) 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 0.6 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 6403rd and 1655th 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
$2.27
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.7
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.93
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.79
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$55.9
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$205
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$100
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.2
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.6
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.83%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$825
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$459
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.08
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.42
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.25
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.86
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.09
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.55
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.4
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.67
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.07
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.98
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.8
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.8
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.3
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1175
$27781

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$481
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$314
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$327
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$287
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$336
342 km or 213 mi Monywa
$528
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$338
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$325
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$338
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$341
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$330
353 km or 219 mi South Dumdum
$335
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$362
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$330
355 km or 220 mi Naihati
$321
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$326
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$329
356 km or 222 mi Panihati
$331
358 km or 222 mi Barrackpore
$323
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$320
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$321
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$320
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$364
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$326
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$324
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$275
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$330
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$344
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$290
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$293
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$1002
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$669
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$696
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$701
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$782
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$594
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$620
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$644
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$557
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$667
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$683
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$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
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$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
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$680
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$684
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$623
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$646
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$860
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$636
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$647
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$652
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$611
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$652
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$604
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$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
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$525
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$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
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$644
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$667
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$677
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$601
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$661
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$665
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$632
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