Chittagong vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chittagong Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$358
$1419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$882
$3073
🏠 One person rent
$93
$859
🏘️ Family rent
$155
$1432
🍽️ Food expenses
$180
$332
🚐 Transport expenses
$46
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$182
$2246
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
45
66
😀 Quality of life
50
88
🏙️ Population
2.58M
1.25M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 75% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 9061st and 4204th ($358 vs $1419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Bangladesh and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Chittagong compared to 1.6 months in Sharjah. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6631st and 312th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chittagong Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.08
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.8
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.62
$8.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.82
$9.56
☕ Cappuccino
$1.63
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$53.3
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$213
$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$96.2
$1064
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.8
$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$108
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.5%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$728
$10301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$421
$8167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.12
$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.71
$9.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.86
$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.9
$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.11
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.58
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.66
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.9
$68.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.04
$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.96
$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.2
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$27
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1379
$6883

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$352
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$464
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$301
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$558
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$300
287 km or 179 mi Sylhet
$321
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$282
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$328
342 km or 213 mi Monywa
$519
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$333
348 km or 217 mi Madhyamgram
$317
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$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
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$312
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$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
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$354
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$286
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Distance City Cost of living
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$2521
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$2514
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$1183
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$1398
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$1228
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$1449
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$1942
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1078
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$792
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1081
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1849
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1770
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$530
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$529
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$568
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$534
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1237
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1201
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1230
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$557
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$573
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$908
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1008
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$553
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$530
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$604
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$873
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$624
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$477
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$930
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$503
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$453
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$463
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$808
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$545
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$483