Chittagong vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chittagong Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$358
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$884
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$97.6
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$164
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.8
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$282
$1768
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
47
94
😀 Quality of life
56
90
🏙️ Population
3.23M
2.43M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 71% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 9042nd and 4646th ($358 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Bangladesh and Taiwan, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Chittagong compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 6271st and 178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Taipei

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Chittagong Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.04
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.3
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.32
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.18
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$55.4
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$102
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.42%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$799
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$465
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.06
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.38
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.62
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.83
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.94
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.09
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.5
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.66
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.65
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.08
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.94
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.9
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$35.3
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1349
$16947

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$583
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$326
287 km or 179 mi Sylhet
$327
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$278
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$327
342 km or 213 mi Monywa
$534
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$328
348 km or 217 mi Madhyamgram
$318
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$331
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$333
351 km or 218 mi North Dumdum
$321
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$326
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$365
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$319
355 km or 220 mi Naihati
$313
356 km or 221 mi Baranagar
$318
356 km or 221 mi Kamarhati
$321
356 km or 222 mi Panihati
$324
358 km or 222 mi Barrackpore
$314
358 km or 222 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$311
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$311
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$313
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$362
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$319
360 km or 224 mi Serampore
$315
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$272
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$321
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$336
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$1123
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$979
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$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
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$889
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$921
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$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
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$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
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$971
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$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
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$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
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$687
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$1042
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$689
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$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
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$677
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$705
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$617
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$611
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$696
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$628
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$684
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$474
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$612