Chittagong vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chittagong	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$351	$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$905	$3243
🏠 One person rent	$98.3	$958
🏘️ Family rent	$215	$1655
🍽️ Food expenses	$172	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.6	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$2174
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	45	65
😀 Quality of life	46	83
🏙️ Population	2.58M	1.25M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 77% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 9083rd and 3460th ($351 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 6493rd and 412th 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	$1.65	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.75	$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$9.45
☕ Cappuccino	$1.72	$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$110	$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.9	$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$278	$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$150	$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.2	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.5	$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.83%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$394	$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.16	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.18	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.87	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.66	$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.1	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.5	$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.07	$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.98	$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$20	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.8	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$842	$7169

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$287
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$367
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$478
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$309
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$295
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$430
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$303
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$678
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$289
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$305
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$264
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$347
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$661
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$350
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$337
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$345
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$378
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$337
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$328
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$333
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$336
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$338
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$329
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$327
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$327
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$404
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$331
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$330
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$332
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$408
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$294
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$280
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$360

Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2240
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2379
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1239
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1844
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$967
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$780
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1090
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1779
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1709
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$547
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$548
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$518
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$514
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1280
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1223
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1243
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$515
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$585
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$1068
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1056
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$589
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$563
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$897
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$605
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$464
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$546
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$901
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$529
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$829
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$573
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$536