Chittagong vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chittagong	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$882	$1953
🏠 One person rent	$93	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$155	$414
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$46	$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$182	$767
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	45	20
😀 Quality of life	50	46
🏙️ Population	2.58M	6.44M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 45% less expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 9061st and 7433rd ($358 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 94th 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Shangrao ranked 207th in China, while ranked 6631st and 6933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Shangrao

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	Chittagong	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.08	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.62	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.82	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$53.3	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$213	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$96.2	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14	$26.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$728	$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$421	$2245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.71	$5.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.11	$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.58	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.33	$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.96	$5.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.2	$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$27	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1379	$28686

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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 Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$578
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$600
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$586
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$604
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$436
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$620
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$589
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$586
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$696
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$671
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$526
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$672
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$604
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$532
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$616
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$628
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$617
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$637
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$753
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$700
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$629
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$567
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$598
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$659
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$826
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$628
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$592
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$642
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$593
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$740
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$666
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$672
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$660
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$677
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$631
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$638
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$671
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$634
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$618
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$620