Chittagong vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chittagong Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$358
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$875
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$97.4
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$160
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$173
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$208
$1411
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
47
85
😀 Quality of life
54
86
🏙️ Population
2.58M
2.87M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 63% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 9065th and 5984th ($358 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Bangladesh and Taiwan, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chittagong compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6403rd and 409th 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
$2.27
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.7
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.93
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$1.79
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$55.9
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$205
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$100
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.2
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.6
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.83%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$825
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$459
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.08
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.42
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.25
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.86
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.09
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.55
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.4
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.67
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.07
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.98
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.8
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.8
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.3
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1175
$17495

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$351
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$350
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$481
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$296
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$571
283 km or 176 mi Jessore
$314
287 km or 179 mi Sylhet
$327
307 km or 191 mi Mymensingh
$287
340 km or 211 mi Rajarhat
$336
342 km or 213 mi Monywa
$528
347 km or 215 mi Barasat
$338
348 km or 217 mi Madhyamgram
$325
349 km or 217 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$338
350 km or 218 mi Bidhannagar
$341
351 km or 218 mi North Dumdum
$330
353 km or 219 mi South Dumdum
$335
353 km or 219 mi Imphal
$362
354 km or 220 mi Bhatpara
$330
355 km or 220 mi Naihati
$321
356 km or 221 mi Baranagar
$326
356 km or 221 mi Kamarhati
$329
356 km or 222 mi Panihati
$331
358 km or 222 mi Barrackpore
$323
358 km or 222 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$320
358 km or 222 mi Chandannagar
$321
358 km or 223 mi Uttarpara
$320
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$364
359 km or 223 mi Bally
$326
360 km or 224 mi Serampore
$324
361 km or 224 mi Krishnanagar
$275
362 km or 225 mi Howrah
$330
362 km or 225 mi Shillong
$344
362 km or 225 mi Shantipur
$290
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$293
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Distance City Cost of living
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$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
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$464
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$673
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$589
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$1064
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$677
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$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
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$661
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$665