Chittagong vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chittagong	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$362	$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$956	$3757
🏠 One person rent	$105	$635
🏘️ Family rent	$255	$1613
🍽️ Food expenses	$164	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$49	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$259	$1455
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	45	100
😀 Quality of life	49	78
🏙️ Population	2.58M	24.9M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 70% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 9049th and 4461st ($362 vs $1190) 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 0.7 months in Chittagong compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6319th and 558th 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	$1.27	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.02	$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.34	$1.7
☕ Cappuccino	$1.74	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.24	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$50	$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$236	$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.9	$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.4	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.94%	4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$735	$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$406	$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.11	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.79	$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.25	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.75	$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.21	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.83	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.1	$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.42	$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.17	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$14.4	$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$49.3	$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1027	$28143

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$389
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$324
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$387
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$520
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$446
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$303
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$456
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$342
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$656
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$310
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$312
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$290
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$356
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$669
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$357
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$348
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$355
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$395
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$347
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$338
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$346
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$349
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$351
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$341
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$339
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$342
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$399
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$346
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$343
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$354
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$360
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$304
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$315
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$367

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1074
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$731
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$771
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$763
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$596
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$682
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$731
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$651
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$699
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$688
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$690
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$677
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$675
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$755
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$707
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$713
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$682
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$831
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$679
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$694
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$625
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$707
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$651
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$703
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$631
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$645
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$720
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$725
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$696
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$719
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$789
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$652
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$740