Chittagong vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chittagong	Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$882	$2330
🏠 One person rent	$93	$263
🏘️ Family rent	$155	$440
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$430
🚐 Transport expenses	$46	$81.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$182	$1477
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	45	74
😀 Quality of life	50	83
🏙️ Population	2.58M	1.87M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 60% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 9061st and 6262nd ($358 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Tainan ranked 8th in Taiwan, while ranked 6631st and 549th 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	$2.08	$6.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.62	$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.82	$2.92
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$3.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$53.3	$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$213	$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$96.2	$305
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14	$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$728	$3267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$421	$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.71	$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$18.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.11	$12.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.58	$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.33	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$66.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.96	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.2	$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$27	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1379	$6518

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$312
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$362
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$456
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$348
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$352
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$464
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$301
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$558
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$300
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$321
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$282
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$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
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$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
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$287
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$344

Cities near Tainan

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
62 km or 38 mi	Chiayi	$914
89 km or 55 mi	Douliu	$894
102 km or 63 mi	Taitung	$854
116 km or 72 mi	Nantou	$894
126 km or 78 mi	Changhua	$914
139 km or 86 mi	Taichung	$1006
188 km or 117 mi	Miaoli	$695
218 km or 135 mi	Hsinchu	$993
222 km or 138 mi	Zhubei	$868
233 km or 145 mi	Taoyuan	$942
249 km or 155 mi	Kinmen	$901
254 km or 158 mi	Yilan	$802
259 km or 161 mi	New Taipei	$1135
261 km or 162 mi	Jinjiang	$615
267 km or 166 mi	Taipei	$1313
269 km or 167 mi	Quanzhou	$621
271 km or 168 mi	Xiamen	$707
286 km or 178 mi	Keelung	$1030
298 km or 185 mi	Putian	$634
308 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
356 km or 221 mi	Fuzhou	$628
359 km or 223 mi	Shantou	$589
371 km or 230 mi	Chaozhou	$454
395 km or 246 mi	Jieyang	$451
397 km or 247 mi	Longyan	$697
412 km or 256 mi	Puning	$579
415 km or 258 mi	Ningde	$628
431 km or 268 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
439 km or 273 mi	Meizhou	$669
446 km or 277 mi	Sanming	$616
455 km or 283 mi	Nanping	$671
497 km or 309 mi	Shanwei	$941
535 km or 333 mi	Rui'an	$700
556 km or 346 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
560 km or 348 mi	Wenzhou	$753
567 km or 352 mi	Heyuan	$766
573 km or 356 mi	Wuyishan	$600
590 km or 367 mi	Huizhou	$608
608 km or 378 mi	Lishui	$696