Chittagong vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chittagong	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$312	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$835	$1703
🏠 One person rent	$82.9	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$203	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$148	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$199	$727
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	45	24
😀 Quality of life	45	39
🏙️ Population	2.58M	6.56M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 49% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 9199th and 7649th ($312 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 262nd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 6529th and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Shaoyang

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	Chittagong	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$0.96	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$1.15
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$84.9	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$48.6	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$249	$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$148	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.9	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.5	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$687	$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.17	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.33	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.88	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.1	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.12	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.68	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.2	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.19	$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.98	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.4	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$41	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$44.4	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$938	$10066

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$325
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$295
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$380
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$461
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$301
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$271
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$428
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$339
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$593
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$290
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$296
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$256
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$353
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$588
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$356
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$343
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$351
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$391
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$342
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$335
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$340
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$343
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$344
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$336
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$335
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$334
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$408
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$338
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$336
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$338
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$390
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$307
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$282
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$366

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$570
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$600
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$618
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$611
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$558
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$599
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$603
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$595
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$611
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$582
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$497
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$746
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$596
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$594
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$538
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$552
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$623
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$783
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$566
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$611
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$780
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$592
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$573
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$852
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$590
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$612
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$628
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$580
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$605
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$614
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$813
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$607
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$619
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$581
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$610