Chittagong vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chittagong	Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$875	$2164
🏠 One person rent	$97.4	$385
🏘️ Family rent	$160	$687
🍽️ Food expenses	$173	$252
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.3	$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$208	$645
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	47	36
😀 Quality of life	54	51
🏙️ Population	2.58M	6.98M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 56% less expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 9065th and 6740th ($358 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 25th in Bangladesh and China, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chittagong compared to 0.8 months in Zhanjiang. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Zhanjiang ranked 105th in China, while ranked 6403rd and 6593rd 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	$2.27	$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.7	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.59	$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.93	$1.66
☕ Cappuccino	$1.79	$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.9	$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$205	$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$100	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.1	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.2	$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.6	$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.83%	3.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$825	$4456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$459	$2605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.08	$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.42	$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.18	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.25	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.09	$6.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.55	$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.65	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.67	$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.07	$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.98	$9.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.8	$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.8	$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$31.3	$563
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1175	$19015

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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	$314
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$355
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$448
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$351
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$350
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$481
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$296
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$571
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$314
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$327
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$287
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$336
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$528
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$338
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$325
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$338
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$341
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$330
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$335
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$362
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$330
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$321
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$326
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$329
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$331
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$323
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$320
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$321
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$320
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$364
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$326
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$324
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$275
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$330
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$344
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$290
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$293
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$349

Cities near Zhanjiang

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Maoming	$789
94 km or 59 mi	Gaozhou	$790
131 km or 81 mi	Haikou	$694
138 km or 86 mi	Beihai	$664
161 km or 100 mi	Yulin	$738
177 km or 110 mi	Yangjiang	$896
203 km or 126 mi	Qinzhou	$605
222 km or 138 mi	Fangchenggang	$592
226 km or 141 mi	Guigang	$699
255 km or 159 mi	Yunfu	$832
270 km or 168 mi	Kaiping	$844
271 km or 168 mi	Wuzhou	$816
281 km or 175 mi	Nanning	$564
295 km or 183 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
307 km or 191 mi	Laibin	$608
317 km or 197 mi	Jiangmen	$848
324 km or 201 mi	Cam Pha	$577
338 km or 210 mi	Zhongshan	$534
341 km or 212 mi	Sanya	$774
342 km or 212 mi	Chongzuo	$580
343 km or 213 mi	Macau	$1718
345 km or 214 mi	Foshan	$611
346 km or 215 mi	Ha Long	$585
348 km or 216 mi	Zhuhai	$674
362 km or 225 mi	Liuzhou	$587
364 km or 226 mi	Guangzhou	$782
377 km or 234 mi	Hezhou	$769
388 km or 241 mi	Qingyuan	$795
390 km or 243 mi	Haiphong	$571
401 km or 249 mi	Dongguan	$666
405 km or 252 mi	Shenzhen	$939
406 km or 252 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
410 km or 255 mi	Kowloon	$2415
423 km or 263 mi	Hai Duong	$587
430 km or 267 mi	Thai Binh	$587
447 km or 278 mi	Lianzhou	$760
449 km or 279 mi	Nam Dinh	$602
451 km or 280 mi	Bac Ninh	$597
453 km or 281 mi	Guilin	$533
455 km or 283 mi	Hechi	$584