Chittagong vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chittagong	Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$312	$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$835	$2737
🏠 One person rent	$82.9	$262
🏘️ Family rent	$203	$782
🍽️ Food expenses	$148	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$199	$1275
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	45	74
😀 Quality of life	45	80
🏙️ Population	2.58M	1.87M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 63% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 9199th and 6292nd ($312 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 9th 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 Tainan. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6529th and 499th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Tainan

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	Chittagong	Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$0.96	$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$1.58
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$84.9	$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$48.6	$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$249	$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$148	$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.9	$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.5	$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$687	$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.17	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.33	$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.88	$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.1	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.12	$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.68	$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.2	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.19	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.98	$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.4	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$41	$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$44.4	$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$938	$18526

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$325
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$295
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$380
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$461
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$301
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$271
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$428
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$339
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$593
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$290
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$296
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$256
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$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
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$282
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$366

Cities near Tainan

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
62 km or 38 mi	Chiayi	$707
89 km or 55 mi	Douliu	$761
102 km or 63 mi	Taitung	$801
116 km or 72 mi	Nantou	$818
126 km or 78 mi	Changhua	$841
139 km or 86 mi	Taichung	$931
188 km or 117 mi	Miaoli	$698
218 km or 135 mi	Hsinchu	$864
222 km or 138 mi	Zhubei	$828
233 km or 145 mi	Taoyuan	$868
249 km or 155 mi	Kinmen	$821
254 km or 158 mi	Yilan	$745
259 km or 161 mi	New Taipei	$1060
261 km or 162 mi	Jinjiang	$654
267 km or 166 mi	Taipei	$1158
269 km or 167 mi	Quanzhou	$666
271 km or 168 mi	Xiamen	$807
286 km or 178 mi	Keelung	$1028
298 km or 185 mi	Putian	$661
308 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
356 km or 221 mi	Fuzhou	$706
359 km or 223 mi	Shantou	$605
371 km or 230 mi	Chaozhou	$592
395 km or 246 mi	Jieyang	$691
397 km or 247 mi	Longyan	$713
412 km or 256 mi	Puning	$726
415 km or 258 mi	Ningde	$683
431 km or 268 mi	Ishigaki	$1229
439 km or 273 mi	Meizhou	$795
446 km or 277 mi	Sanming	$642
455 km or 283 mi	Nanping	$673
497 km or 309 mi	Shanwei	$1014
535 km or 333 mi	Rui'an	$719
556 km or 346 mi	Miyakojima	$1231
560 km or 348 mi	Wenzhou	$776
567 km or 352 mi	Heyuan	$801
573 km or 356 mi	Wuyishan	$643
590 km or 367 mi	Huizhou	$629
608 km or 378 mi	Lishui	$719