Chittagong vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chittagong	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$312	$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$835	$3133
🏠 One person rent	$82.9	$963
🏘️ Family rent	$203	$1557
🍽️ Food expenses	$148	$323
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$199	$2228
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	45	65
😀 Quality of life	45	83
🏙️ Population	2.58M	1.25M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 79% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 9199th and 3679th ($312 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 7th 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 0.6 months in Chittagong compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6529th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Sharjah

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	Chittagong	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$0.96	$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$9.57
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$84.9	$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$48.6	$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$249	$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$148	$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.9	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.5	$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$687	$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.17	$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.33	$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.88	$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.1	$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.12	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.68	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.2	$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.19	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.98	$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.4	$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$41	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$44.4	$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$938	$5054

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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 Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2084
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2309
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1232
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1050
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$994
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$786
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1110
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1810
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1719
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$561
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$556
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$547
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$520
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1267
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1218
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1226
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$531
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$687
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$870
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$989
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$558
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$546
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$878
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$639
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$467
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$541
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$928
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$537
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$548
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$489
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$831
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$577
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$507