Chittagong vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chittagong Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$362
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$956
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$105
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$164
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$49
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$259
$1361
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
45
84
😀 Quality of life
49
83
🏙️ Population
2.58M
3.03M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 64% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 9049th and 5356th ($362 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Bangladesh and Taiwan, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chittagong compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6319th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Taichung

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Chittagong Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.27
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.02
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.92
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.34
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.24
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$77.4
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$50
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$236
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.9
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.94%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$735
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.11
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.79
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.23
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.25
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.21
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.08
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.1
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.42
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.04
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.17
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.4
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.3
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1027
$13893

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$342
198 km or 123 mi Narayanganj
$446
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$303
213 km or 132 mi Dhaka
$456
239 km or 149 mi Khulna
$342
266 km or 165 mi Sittwe
$656
283 km or 176 mi Jessore
$310
287 km or 179 mi Sylhet
$312
307 km or 191 mi Mymensingh
$290
340 km or 211 mi Rajarhat
$356
342 km or 213 mi Monywa
$669
347 km or 215 mi Barasat
$357
348 km or 217 mi Madhyamgram
$346
349 km or 217 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$361
350 km or 218 mi Bidhannagar
$364
351 km or 218 mi North Dumdum
$348
353 km or 219 mi South Dumdum
$355
353 km or 219 mi Imphal
$395
354 km or 220 mi Bhatpara
$347
355 km or 220 mi Naihati
$338
356 km or 221 mi Baranagar
$346
356 km or 221 mi Kamarhati
$349
356 km or 222 mi Panihati
$351
358 km or 222 mi Barrackpore
$341
358 km or 222 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$336
358 km or 222 mi Chandannagar
$339
358 km or 223 mi Uttarpara
$342
358 km or 223 mi Kolkata
$399
359 km or 223 mi Bally
$346
360 km or 224 mi Serampore
$343
361 km or 224 mi Krishnanagar
$287
362 km or 225 mi Howrah
$354
362 km or 225 mi Shillong
$360
362 km or 225 mi Shantipur
$304
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$315
381 km or 237 mi Maheshtala
$367

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Distance City Cost of living
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$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
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$738
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$1115
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$735
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$655
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$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721