Chittagong vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chittagong	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$882	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$93	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$155	$416
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$46	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$182	$648
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	45	24
😀 Quality of life	50	44
🏙️ Population	2.58M	7.82M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 40% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 9061st and 7835th ($358 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 183rd 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 6631st and 7180th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Shangqiu

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	Chittagong	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.08	$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.62	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.82	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$53.3	$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$213	$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$96.2	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14	$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$728	$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$421	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.71	$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.11	$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.58	$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.33	$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.96	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.2	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$27	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1379	$17107

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$312
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$362
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$456
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$348
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$352
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$464
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$301
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$558
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$300
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$321
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$282
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$328
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$519
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$333
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$320
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$327
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$370
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$320
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$313
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$318
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$320
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$324
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$315
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$313
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$312
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$366
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$318
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$315
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$323
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$354
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$286
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$287
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$344

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$570
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$807
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$570
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$572
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$478
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$564
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$582
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$563
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$563
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$499
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$582
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$558
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$585
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$595
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$507
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$517
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$522
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$553
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$553
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$530
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$506
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$502
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$527
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$523
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$511
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$518
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$513
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$567
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$484
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$580
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$547
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$516
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$509
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$526
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$538
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$517