Chittagong vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chittagong	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$884	$1612
🏠 One person rent	$97.6	$215
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$368
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.8	$73.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$752
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	47	17
😀 Quality of life	56	44
🏙️ Population	3.23M	7.01M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 40% less expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 9042nd and 7983rd ($358 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 263rd in Bangladesh and China, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Chittagong compared to 1.3 months in Zhumadian. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Zhumadian ranked 338th in China, while ranked 6271st and 7353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Zhumadian

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	Chittagong	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.04	$2.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.3	$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.32	$6.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$212
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.4	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$208	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$102	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.5	$36.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$55.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.42%	3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$799	$3276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$465	$1650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.06	$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.38	$3.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.62	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.18	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.83	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.77	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.09	$4.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.5	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.95	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.65	$5.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.08	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.94	$5.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.7	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.9	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.3	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1349	$8478

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$321
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$321
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$342
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$435
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$348
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$357
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$478
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$287
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$583
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$326
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$327
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$278
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$327
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$534
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$328
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$318
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$331
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$333
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$321
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$326
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$365
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$319
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$313
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$318
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$321
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$324
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$314
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$311
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$311
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$313
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$362
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$319
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$315
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$321
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$336
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$285
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$297
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$339

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$521
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$519
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$610
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$596
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$583
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$533
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$487
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$567
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$575
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$504
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$516
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$562
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$589
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$593
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$514
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$613
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$529
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$520
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$555
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$522
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$595
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$523
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$575
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$457
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$520
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$556
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$612
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$610
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$524
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$643
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$545
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$585
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$540
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$541
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$573
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$513
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$588
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$513