Chittagong vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chittagong	Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person	$362	$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$956	$1924
🏠 One person rent	$105	$303
🏘️ Family rent	$255	$681
🍽️ Food expenses	$164	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$49	$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$259	$247
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	45	96
😀 Quality of life	49	61
🏙️ Population	2.58M	8.69M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 48% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 9049th and 6811th ($362 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 11th in Bangladesh and Iran, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chittagong compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 6319th and 5288th 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	$1.27	$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.02	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.34	$0.8
☕ Cappuccino	$1.74	$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.24	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$50	$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$236	$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.9	$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.4	$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.94%	23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$735	$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$406	$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.11	$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.79	$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.25	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.75	$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.21	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.83	$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.1	$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.42	$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$102
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.17	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$14.4	$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$49.3	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1027	$1883

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$389
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$324
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$387
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$520
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$446
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$303
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$456
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$342
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$656
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$310
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$312
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$290
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$356
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$669
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$357
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$348
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$355
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$395
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$347
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$338
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$346
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$349
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$351
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$341
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$339
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$342
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$399
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$346
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$343
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$354
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$360
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$304
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$315
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$367

Cities near Tehran

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Golestan	$655
12 km or 7.6 mi	Ray	$653
27 km or 17 mi	Eslamshahr	$655
27 km or 17 mi	Nasimshahr	$651
28 km or 17 mi	Qods	$655
32 km or 20 mi	Qarchak	$636
33 km or 20 mi	Shahriar	$653
34 km or 21 mi	Pakdasht	$633
36 km or 23 mi	Pardis	$619
38 km or 23 mi	Andisheh	$647
39 km or 24 mi	Robat Karim	$636
39 km or 24 mi	Fardis	$651
40 km or 25 mi	Malard	$654
43 km or 26 mi	Karaj	$693
46 km or 28 mi	Mohammadshahr	$650
52 km or 32 mi	Varamin	$616
52 km or 33 mi	Kamal Shahr	$647
78 km or 49 mi	Nazarabad	$616
120 km or 75 mi	Amol	$519
121 km or 75 mi	Khak-e Ali	$583
122 km or 76 mi	Saveh	$546
127 km or 79 mi	Qom	$454
142 km or 88 mi	Qazvin	$595
148 km or 92 mi	Babol	$434
155 km or 96 mi	Qaem Shahr	$533
176 km or 109 mi	Sari	$640
178 km or 111 mi	Semnan	$558
191 km or 119 mi	Kashan	$561
210 km or 130 mi	Lahijan	$547
239 km or 148 mi	Arak	$456
240 km or 149 mi	Rasht	$530
282 km or 175 mi	Hamadan	$656
283 km or 176 mi	Malayer	$436
284 km or 177 mi	Zanjan	$451
302 km or 188 mi	Gorgan	$661
315 km or 196 mi	Borujerd	$502
316 km or 196 mi	Shahin Shahr	$561
326 km or 202 mi	Dorud	$511
333 km or 207 mi	Shahrud	$576
334 km or 207 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$569