Chittagong vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chittagong	Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$882	$2094
🏠 One person rent	$93	$379
🏘️ Family rent	$155	$678
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$46	$87.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$182	$563
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	45	38
😀 Quality of life	50	48
🏙️ Population	2.58M	6.98M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 55% less expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 9061st and 6706th ($358 vs $790) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 26th in Bangladesh and China, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Chittagong compared to 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Zhanjiang ranked 170th in China, while ranked 6631st and 6786th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Zhanjiang

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	Chittagong	Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.08	$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.62	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.82	$1.58
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$443
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$53.3	$309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$213	$819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$96.2	$565
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$52.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$9.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$728	$4390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$421	$2662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.71	$4.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.11	$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.58	$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.33	$5.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$32.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.96	$9.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$39.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.2	$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$27	$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1379	$16727

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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 Zhanjiang

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Maoming	$773
94 km or 59 mi	Gaozhou	$780
131 km or 81 mi	Haikou	$677
138 km or 86 mi	Beihai	$652
161 km or 100 mi	Yulin	$726
177 km or 110 mi	Yangjiang	$892
203 km or 126 mi	Qinzhou	$590
222 km or 138 mi	Fangchenggang	$579
226 km or 141 mi	Guigang	$693
255 km or 159 mi	Yunfu	$816
270 km or 168 mi	Kaiping	$827
271 km or 168 mi	Wuzhou	$809
281 km or 175 mi	Nanning	$552
295 km or 183 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
307 km or 191 mi	Laibin	$598
317 km or 197 mi	Jiangmen	$829
324 km or 201 mi	Cam Pha	$551
338 km or 210 mi	Zhongshan	$518
341 km or 212 mi	Sanya	$758
342 km or 212 mi	Chongzuo	$568
343 km or 213 mi	Macau	$1746
345 km or 214 mi	Foshan	$589
346 km or 215 mi	Ha Long	$559
348 km or 216 mi	Zhuhai	$662
362 km or 225 mi	Liuzhou	$574
364 km or 226 mi	Guangzhou	$758
377 km or 234 mi	Hezhou	$766
388 km or 241 mi	Qingyuan	$777
390 km or 243 mi	Haiphong	$562
401 km or 249 mi	Dongguan	$662
405 km or 252 mi	Shenzhen	$878
406 km or 252 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
410 km or 255 mi	Kowloon	$2414
423 km or 263 mi	Hai Duong	$558
430 km or 267 mi	Thai Binh	$556
447 km or 278 mi	Lianzhou	$765
449 km or 279 mi	Nam Dinh	$570
451 km or 280 mi	Bac Ninh	$558
453 km or 281 mi	Guilin	$546
455 km or 283 mi	Hechi	$574