Chittagong vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chittagong	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$882	$2512
🏠 One person rent	$93	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$155	$646
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$46	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$182	$1051
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	45	93
😀 Quality of life	50	84
🏙️ Population	2.58M	2.33M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 62% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 9061st and 5995th ($358 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th 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 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6631st and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Taoyuan

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	Chittagong	Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.08	$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.62	$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.82	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$53.3	$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$213	$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$96.2	$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$728	$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$421	$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.71	$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.11	$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.58	$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.33	$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.96	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.2	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$27	$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1379	$14970

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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 Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$868
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$993
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1135
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1313
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$695
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$802
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$1030
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$1006
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$914
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$894
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$894
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$914
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$634
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$894
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$854
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$628
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$628
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$621
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$615
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$901
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$707
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$700
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$753
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$671
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$677
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$616
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$696
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$697
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$666
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$600
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$454
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$589
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$586
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$672
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$604
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$451