Chittagong vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chittagong	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$1076
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$882	$2549
🏠 One person rent	$93	$486
🏘️ Family rent	$155	$749
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$46	$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$182	$2627
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	45	65
😀 Quality of life	50	74
🏙️ Population	2.58M	1.13M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 67% less expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 9061st and 5071st ($358 vs $1076) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 32nd in Bangladesh and South Korea, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Chittagong compared to 2.4 months in Ulsan. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Ulsan ranked 23rd in South Korea, while ranked 6631st and 2220th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Ulsan

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	Chittagong	Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.08	$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.62	$4.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.82	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$53.3	$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$213	$622
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$96.2	$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14	$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$728	$4963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$421	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.71	$10
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$26.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$6.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$6.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$3.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.11	$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.58	$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.33	$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.96	$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.2	$82.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$27	$246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1379	$13568

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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 Ulsan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Yangsan	$1039
35 km or 21 mi	Gyeongju	$1097
52 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$1038
53 km or 33 mi	Gimhae	$975
54 km or 33 mi	Pohang	$1024
56 km or 35 mi	Busan	$1108
58 km or 36 mi	Yeongcheon	$1008
60 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$1001
68 km or 42 mi	Changwon	$1084
74 km or 46 mi	Daegu	$1062
81 km or 50 mi	Masan	$1008
94 km or 58 mi	Sacheon	$984
102 km or 63 mi	Geoje	$913
113 km or 70 mi	Tongyeong	$934
114 km or 71 mi	Gumi	$949
119 km or 74 mi	Jinju	$1064
125 km or 78 mi	Andong	$929
125 km or 78 mi	Gimcheon	$934
126 km or 78 mi	Tsushima Island	$937
142 km or 88 mi	Sangju	$957
150 km or 93 mi	Tsushima	$933
153 km or 95 mi	Mungyeong	$973
154 km or 96 mi	Yeongju	$1005
162 km or 100 mi	Gwangyang	$991
174 km or 108 mi	Yeosu	$994
176 km or 109 mi	Namwon	$980
179 km or 111 mi	Suncheon	$1016
183 km or 114 mi	Taebaek	$995
195 km or 121 mi	Daejeon	$959
198 km or 123 mi	Jeonju	$831
201 km or 125 mi	Chungju	$920
202 km or 126 mi	Jecheon	$1037
203 km or 126 mi	Gyeryong	$976
203 km or 126 mi	Iki	$925
204 km or 127 mi	Cheongju	$924
211 km or 131 mi	Sejong	$1020
211 km or 131 mi	Samcheok	$1001
214 km or 133 mi	Nonsan	$1046
215 km or 133 mi	Nagato	$1006
218 km or 135 mi	Iksan	$998