Chittagong vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chittagong Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$351
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$905
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$98.3
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$215
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$76.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$1362
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
45
73
😀 Quality of life
46
81
🏙️ Population
2.58M
1.87M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 57% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 9083rd and 6380th ($351 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6493rd and 498th 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
$1.65
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.8
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.75
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.75
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.72
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.33
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$110
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$55.9
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$278
$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$150
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15
$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.2
$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.5
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.83%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$676
$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$394
$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.12
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.1
$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$2.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.81
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.66
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.1
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.56
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.66
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.5
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.08
$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.07
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.98
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$20
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$35.8
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$842
$6108

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$355
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$337
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$345
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$378
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$328
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$333
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$336
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$338
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$329
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$327
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$327
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$327
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$331
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$281
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$770
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$788
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$796
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$813
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$894
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$728
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$897
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$821
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$875
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$823
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$731
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$1073
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$627
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$1181
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$644
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$688
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$967
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$625
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$664
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$669
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$581
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$451
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$443
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$649
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$569
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$648
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$1155
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$655
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$603
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$630
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$936
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$726
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