Chittagong vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chittagong Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$312
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$835
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$82.9
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$203
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$148
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$1368
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
45
84
😀 Quality of life
45
80
🏙️ Population
2.58M
3.03M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 67% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 9199th and 6052nd ($312 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6529th and 496th 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
$0.96
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.2
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.29
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.9
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$48.6
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$148
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.9
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.5
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.48%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$388
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.33
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.88
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.13
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.86
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.1
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.12
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.68
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.2
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.98
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$44.4
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$938
$13638

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$290
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$301
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$271
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$428
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$339
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$593
283 km or 176 mi Jessore
$290
287 km or 179 mi Sylhet
$296
307 km or 191 mi Mymensingh
$256
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$353
342 km or 213 mi Monywa
$588
347 km or 215 mi Barasat
$356
348 km or 217 mi Madhyamgram
$341
349 km or 217 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$360
350 km or 218 mi Bidhannagar
$360
351 km or 218 mi North Dumdum
$343
353 km or 219 mi South Dumdum
$351
353 km or 219 mi Imphal
$391
354 km or 220 mi Bhatpara
$342
355 km or 220 mi Naihati
$335
356 km or 221 mi Baranagar
$340
356 km or 221 mi Kamarhati
$343
356 km or 222 mi Panihati
$344
358 km or 222 mi Barrackpore
$336
358 km or 222 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$332
358 km or 222 mi Chandannagar
$335
358 km or 223 mi Uttarpara
$334
358 km or 223 mi Kolkata
$408
359 km or 223 mi Bally
$338
360 km or 224 mi Serampore
$336
361 km or 224 mi Krishnanagar
$294
362 km or 225 mi Howrah
$338
362 km or 225 mi Shillong
$390
362 km or 225 mi Shantipur
$307
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$282
381 km or 237 mi Maheshtala
$366

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Distance City Cost of living
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$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
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$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
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$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
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$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
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$716