Chittagong vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chittagong	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$884	$1684
🏠 One person rent	$97.6	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.8	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$827
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	47	21
😀 Quality of life	56	46
🏙️ Population	3.23M	6.56M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 41% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 9042nd and 7943rd ($358 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 243rd in Bangladesh and China, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Chittagong compared to 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 6271st and 7142nd 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	$2.04	$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.3	$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.32	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$2.77
🥤 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	$113	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.4	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$208	$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$102	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.5	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.42%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$799	$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$465	$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.06	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.38	$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.62	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.18	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.83	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.77	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.09	$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.5	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.95	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.65	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.08	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.94	$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.7	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.9	$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.3	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1349	$13867

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$321
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$321
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$342
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$435
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$348
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$357
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$478
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$287
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$583
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$326
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$327
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$278
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$327
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$534
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$328
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$318
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$331
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$333
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$321
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$326
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$365
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$319
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$313
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$318
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$321
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$324
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$314
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$311
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$311
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$313
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$362
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$319
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$315
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$321
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$336
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$285
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$297
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$339

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$556
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$569
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$589
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$648
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$602
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$560
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$593
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$518
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$586
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$589
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$564
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$622
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$518
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$571
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$560
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$739
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$571
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$593
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$609
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$528
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$535
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$608
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$766
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$565
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$610
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$778
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$570
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$793
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$592
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$600
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$632
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$556
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$623
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$600
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$758
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$601
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$582
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$619