Chittagong vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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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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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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$271
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$593
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$290
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$296
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$256
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$353
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$588
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$356
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$341
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$360
350 km or 218 mi Bidhannagar
$360
351 km or 218 mi North Dumdum
$343
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$351
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$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
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$335
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$334
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$408
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$338
360 km or 224 mi Serampore
$336
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$294
362 km or 225 mi Howrah
$338
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$390
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$307
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$2084
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$2309
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$1768
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$1603
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$1232
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$1050
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$1802
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$728
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$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
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$1267
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$1218
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$1226
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$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
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$870
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$989
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$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
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$639
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$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
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$541
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$928
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$537
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$548
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$489
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$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
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$507