Ahmedabad vs Chittagong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ahmedabad	Chittagong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$433	$358
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1030	$884
🏠 One person rent	$161	$97.6
🏘️ Family rent	$271	$164
🍽️ Food expenses	$174	$168
🚐 Transport expenses	$52.6	$51.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$266	$282
😷 Air quality	Bad	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	58	47
😀 Quality of life	62	56
🏙️ Population	7.65M	3.23M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 21% more expensive than in Chittagong. Cities ranked 8906th and 9042nd ($433 vs $358) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 2nd in India and Bangladesh, respectively. Check India vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Ahmedabad compared to 0.8 months in Chittagong. Ahmedabad ranked 9th best city to live in India vs Chittagong ranked 2nd in Bangladesh, while ranked 5691st and 6271st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ahmedabad vs Chittagong

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	Ahmedabad	Chittagong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.13	$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.6	$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$5.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.16	$4.18
☕ Cappuccino	$2.21	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$107	$55.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$296	$208
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$191	$102
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.9	$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$28.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.76	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.89%	11.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$861	$799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$578	$465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.52	$4.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.14	$5.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.11	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$2.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$7.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$0.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.37	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$0.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.57	$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.49	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.04	$1.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.61	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.95	$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.6	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.25	$3.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.8	$8.08
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.11	$1.94
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.4	$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.1	$53.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47	$35.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1402	$1349

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Cities near Ahmedabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 15 mi	Gandhinagar	$391
47 km or 29 mi	Nadiad	$360
66 km or 41 mi	Mehsana	$367
103 km or 64 mi	Vadodara	$358
110 km or 68 mi	Godhra	$350
148 km or 92 mi	Bhavnagar	$273
200 km or 124 mi	Rajkot	$298
206 km or 128 mi	Udaipur	$314
208 km or 130 mi	Surat	$663
234 km or 145 mi	Navsari	$267
256 km or 159 mi	Ratlam	$283
299 km or 186 mi	Bhuj	$273
314 km or 195 mi	Pali	$299
327 km or 203 mi	Ujjain	$241
332 km or 206 mi	Bhilwara	$316
336 km or 209 mi	Indore	$346
343 km or 213 mi	Malegaon	$370
343 km or 213 mi	Porbandar	$312
359 km or 223 mi	Nashik	$329
381 km or 237 mi	Jalgaon	$285
385 km or 239 mi	Jodhpur	$312
397 km or 246 mi	Vasai	$252
407 km or 253 mi	Kota	$309
418 km or 260 mi	Bhiwandi	$335
424 km or 264 mi	Kalyan	$355
430 km or 267 mi	Thane	$464
435 km or 270 mi	Ajmer	$260
447 km or 278 mi	Navi Mumbai	$476
451 km or 280 mi	Aurangabad	$335
453 km or 281 mi	Mumbai	$717
456 km or 283 mi	Mirpur Khas	$385
495 km or 308 mi	Bhopal	$335
501 km or 311 mi	Hyderabad	$355
519 km or 322 mi	Pune	$495
523 km or 325 mi	Akola	$282
537 km or 333 mi	Vidisha	$309
544 km or 338 mi	Jaipur	$384
553 km or 343 mi	Nawabshah	$320
560 km or 348 mi	Bikaner	$279
571 km or 355 mi	Sikar	$311

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