Chittagong vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chittagong	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$882	$1608
🏠 One person rent	$93	$227
🏘️ Family rent	$155	$387
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$46	$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$182	$671
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	45	24
😀 Quality of life	50	45
🏙️ Population	2.58M	6.56M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 41% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 9061st and 7790th ($358 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 167th 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 Shaoyang. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 6631st and 7090th 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	$2.08	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.62	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.82	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$53.3	$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$213	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$96.2	$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$728	$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$421	$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.71	$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.11	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.58	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.33	$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.96	$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.2	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$27	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1379	$10279

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$564
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$634
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$622
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$571
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$527
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$569
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$571
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$592
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$487
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$537
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$750
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$568
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$612
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$546
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$511
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$595
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$765
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$547
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$618
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$766
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$548
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$593
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$587
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$660
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$534
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$596
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$590
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$897
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$574
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$558
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599