Chittagong vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chittagong	Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person	$312	$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$835	$2203
🏠 One person rent	$82.9	$351
🏘️ Family rent	$203	$774
🍽️ Food expenses	$148	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$199	$266
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	45	96
😀 Quality of life	45	60
🏙️ Population	2.58M	8.69M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 61% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 9199th and 6443rd ($312 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 8th in Bangladesh and Iran, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chittagong compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 6529th and 5234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Tehran

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	Chittagong	Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$0.96	$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$0.81
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$84.9	$447
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$48.6	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$249	$1007
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$148	$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.9	$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.5	$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$6.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	24.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$687	$2380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$1515
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.17	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.33	$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.88	$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$4.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.1	$1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.12	$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.68	$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.2	$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.19	$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.98	$120
💇 Haircut, simple	$2	$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.4	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$41	$135
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$44.4	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$938	$1838

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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 Tehran

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Golestan	$722
12 km or 7.6 mi	Ray	$720
27 km or 17 mi	Eslamshahr	$716
27 km or 17 mi	Nasimshahr	$706
28 km or 17 mi	Qods	$706
32 km or 20 mi	Qarchak	$693
33 km or 20 mi	Shahriar	$708
34 km or 21 mi	Pakdasht	$689
36 km or 23 mi	Pardis	$675
38 km or 23 mi	Andisheh	$696
39 km or 24 mi	Robat Karim	$690
39 km or 24 mi	Fardis	$699
40 km or 25 mi	Malard	$701
43 km or 26 mi	Karaj	$741
46 km or 28 mi	Mohammadshahr	$697
52 km or 32 mi	Varamin	$673
52 km or 33 mi	Kamal Shahr	$693
78 km or 49 mi	Nazarabad	$659
120 km or 75 mi	Amol	$550
121 km or 75 mi	Khak-e Ali	$615
122 km or 76 mi	Saveh	$542
127 km or 79 mi	Qom	$472
142 km or 88 mi	Qazvin	$627
148 km or 92 mi	Babol	$468
155 km or 96 mi	Qaem Shahr	$564
176 km or 109 mi	Sari	$670
178 km or 111 mi	Semnan	$607
191 km or 119 mi	Kashan	$575
210 km or 130 mi	Lahijan	$578
239 km or 148 mi	Arak	$462
240 km or 149 mi	Rasht	$559
282 km or 175 mi	Hamadan	$453
283 km or 176 mi	Malayer	$470
284 km or 177 mi	Zanjan	$474
302 km or 188 mi	Gorgan	$689
315 km or 196 mi	Borujerd	$513
316 km or 196 mi	Shahin Shahr	$554
326 km or 202 mi	Dorud	$518
333 km or 207 mi	Shahrud	$603
334 km or 207 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$564