Chittagong vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chittagong	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$884	$1290
🏠 One person rent	$97.6	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$361
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$162
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.8	$22.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$205
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	47	47
😀 Quality of life	56	41
🏙️ Population	3.23M	1.57M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 29% less expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 9042nd and 8645th ($358 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 48th in Bangladesh and Iran, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Chittagong compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Shiraz ranked 30th in Iran, while ranked 6271st and 7725th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Shiraz

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	Chittagong	Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.04	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.3	$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.32	$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$0.93
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$0.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.4	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$208	$415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$102	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.5	$15.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$24.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.42%	23.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$799	$1062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$465	$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.06	$3.12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.38	$2.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.62	$0.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.18	$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$2.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.83	$6.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.77	$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.09	$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.5	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$5.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.95	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.65	$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.08	$79.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.94	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.7	$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.9	$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.3	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1349	$2115

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$321
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$321
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$342
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$435
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$348
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$357
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$478
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$287
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$583
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$326
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$327
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$278
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$327
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$534
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$328
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$318
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$331
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$333
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$321
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$326
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$365
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$319
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$313
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$318
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$321
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$324
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$314
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$311
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$311
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$313
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$362
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$319
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$315
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$321
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$336
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$285
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$297
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$339

Cities near Shiraz

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Marvdasht	$485
86 km or 54 mi	Kazerun	$471
131 km or 81 mi	Fasa	$497
134 km or 83 mi	Borazjan	$457
149 km or 93 mi	Yasuj	$459
158 km or 98 mi	Jahrom	$494
181 km or 112 mi	Bushehr	$454
247 km or 153 mi	Behbahan	$469
274 km or 171 mi	Shahreza	$451
304 km or 189 mi	Sirjan	$521
308 km or 192 mi	Yazd	$517
339 km or 210 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
342 km or 212 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$352
344 km or 214 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
348 km or 216 mi	Isfahan	$488
354 km or 220 mi	Najafabad	$454
356 km or 221 mi	Izeh	$452
357 km or 222 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$466
374 km or 232 mi	Shahin Shahr	$459
387 km or 240 mi	Qatif	$778
395 km or 246 mi	Al-Faw	$703
403 km or 251 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$487
404 km or 251 mi	Jubail	$917
416 km or 259 mi	Abadan	$522
417 km or 259 mi	Ahvaz	$548
424 km or 263 mi	Manama	$1340
427 km or 265 mi	Dammam	$1059
429 km or 267 mi	Isa Town	$1218
430 km or 267 mi	Khorramshahr	$509
433 km or 269 mi	Riffa	$1062
440 km or 273 mi	Dhahran	$965
442 km or 275 mi	Kerman	$700
442 km or 275 mi	Kuwait City	$1437
444 km or 276 mi	Shushtar	$496
447 km or 278 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
448 km or 279 mi	Al Khor	$2015
451 km or 280 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
461 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
466 km or 289 mi	Basra	$861
473 km or 294 mi	Az Zubayr	$694