Chittagong vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chittagong	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$351	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$905	$2693
🏠 One person rent	$98.3	$465
🏘️ Family rent	$215	$883
🍽️ Food expenses	$172	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.6	$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$2476
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	45	65
😀 Quality of life	46	70
🏙️ Population	2.58M	1.13M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 67% less expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 9083rd and 5096th ($351 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 31st in Bangladesh and South Korea, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chittagong compared to 2.3 months in Ulsan. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Ulsan ranked 29th in South Korea, while ranked 6493rd and 2492nd 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	$1.65	$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.75	$4.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$1.72	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$110	$299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.9	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$278	$1344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$150	$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.2	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.5	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.83%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$4890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$394	$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.16	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$7.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$26.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$6.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$6.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.18	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.87	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.66	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.1	$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.5	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$8.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.07	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.98	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$20	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.8	$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$842	$13412

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$287
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$367
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$478
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$309
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$295
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$430
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$303
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$678
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$289
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$305
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$264
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$347
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$661
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$350
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$337
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$345
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$378
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$337
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$328
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$333
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$336
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$338
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$329
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$327
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$327
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$404
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$331
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$330
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$332
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$408
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$294
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$280
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$360

Cities near Ulsan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Yangsan	$1027
35 km or 21 mi	Gyeongju	$1388
52 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$1030
53 km or 33 mi	Gimhae	$959
54 km or 33 mi	Pohang	$988
56 km or 35 mi	Busan	$1060
58 km or 36 mi	Yeongcheon	$1115
60 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
68 km or 42 mi	Changwon	$1075
74 km or 46 mi	Daegu	$995
81 km or 50 mi	Masan	$998
94 km or 58 mi	Sacheon	$983
102 km or 63 mi	Geoje	$887
113 km or 70 mi	Tongyeong	$924
114 km or 71 mi	Gumi	$992
119 km or 74 mi	Jinju	$1054
125 km or 78 mi	Andong	$880
125 km or 78 mi	Gimcheon	$977
126 km or 78 mi	Tsushima Island	$901
142 km or 88 mi	Sangju	$1000
150 km or 93 mi	Tsushima	$903
153 km or 95 mi	Mungyeong	$979
154 km or 96 mi	Yeongju	$964
162 km or 100 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
174 km or 108 mi	Yeosu	$989
176 km or 109 mi	Namwon	$987
179 km or 111 mi	Suncheon	$1059
183 km or 114 mi	Taebaek	$1012
195 km or 121 mi	Daejeon	$992
198 km or 123 mi	Jeonju	$854
201 km or 125 mi	Chungju	$900
202 km or 126 mi	Jecheon	$1016
203 km or 126 mi	Gyeryong	$977
203 km or 126 mi	Iki	$902
204 km or 127 mi	Cheongju	$936
211 km or 131 mi	Sejong	$1019
211 km or 131 mi	Samcheok	$1037
214 km or 133 mi	Nonsan	$1019
215 km or 133 mi	Nagato	$864
218 km or 135 mi	Iksan	$959