Chittagong vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chittagong	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$875	$1589
🏠 One person rent	$97.4	$221
🏘️ Family rent	$160	$378
🍽️ Food expenses	$173	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.3	$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$208	$678
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	47	17
😀 Quality of life	54	44
🏙️ Population	2.58M	7.01M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 40% less expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 9065th and 7977th ($358 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 234th 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 1.1 months in Zhumadian. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Zhumadian ranked 340th in China, while ranked 6403rd and 7375th 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	$2.27	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.7	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.59	$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.93	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$1.79	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.9	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$205	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$100	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.1	$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.2	$65.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.6	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.83%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$825	$3286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$459	$1645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.08	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.42	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.18	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.25	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.09	$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.55	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.65	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.67	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.07	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.98	$5.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.8	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.8	$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$31.3	$364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1175	$9042

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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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$526
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$543
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$598
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$596
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$542
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$491
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$556
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$578
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$509
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$520
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$561
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$590
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$594
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$518
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$601
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$523
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$516
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$555
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$518
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$591
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$511
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$570
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$483
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$516
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$554
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$516
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$602
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$608
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$514
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$639
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$544
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$599
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$585
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$525
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$540
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$575
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$506
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$581
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$507