Chittagong vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chittagong Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$358
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$882
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$93
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$155
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$180
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$46
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$182
$1459
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
45
85
😀 Quality of life
50
83
🏙️ Population
2.58M
3.03M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 64% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 9061st and 5518th ($358 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Bangladesh and Taiwan, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Chittagong compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6631st and 541st 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
$2.08
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.8
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.62
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.82
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.63
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$53.3
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$213
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$96.2
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.8
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.5%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$728
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$421
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.12
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.71
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.86
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.9
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.11
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.58
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.66
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.9
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.04
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.96
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.2
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$27
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1379
$19915

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$348
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$352
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$464
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$301
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$558
283 km or 176 mi Jessore
$300
287 km or 179 mi Sylhet
$321
307 km or 191 mi Mymensingh
$282
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$328
342 km or 213 mi Monywa
$519
347 km or 215 mi Barasat
$333
348 km or 217 mi Madhyamgram
$317
349 km or 217 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$332
350 km or 218 mi Bidhannagar
$335
351 km or 218 mi North Dumdum
$320
353 km or 219 mi South Dumdum
$327
353 km or 219 mi Imphal
$370
354 km or 220 mi Bhatpara
$320
355 km or 220 mi Naihati
$313
356 km or 221 mi Baranagar
$318
356 km or 221 mi Kamarhati
$320
356 km or 222 mi Panihati
$324
358 km or 222 mi Barrackpore
$315
358 km or 222 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$312
358 km or 222 mi Chandannagar
$313
358 km or 223 mi Uttarpara
$312
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$366
359 km or 223 mi Bally
$318
360 km or 224 mi Serampore
$315
361 km or 224 mi Krishnanagar
$272
362 km or 225 mi Howrah
$323
362 km or 225 mi Shillong
$354
362 km or 225 mi Shantipur
$286
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$287
381 km or 237 mi Maheshtala
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Distance City Cost of living
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$914
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$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
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$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
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$579
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$1079
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$677
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$600
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$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
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$650