Chittagong vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chittagong Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$351
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$905
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$98.3
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$215
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$1771
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
45
96
😀 Quality of life
46
80
🏙️ Population
2.58M
17.7M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 62% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 9083rd and 5950th ($351 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th in Bangladesh and China, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chittagong compared to 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6493rd and 545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Shenzhen

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Chittagong Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.65
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.8
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.75
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.75
$1.11
 Cappuccino
$1.72
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.33
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$110
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$55.9
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$278
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$150
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.2
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.5
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.83%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$676
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$394
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.12
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.1
$4.51
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.81
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.66
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.1
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.56
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.66
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.5
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.08
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.07
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.98
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$20
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$35.8
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$842
$22267

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$287
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$367
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$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

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$2432
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$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
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$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
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$650
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$823
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$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609