Auckland vs Chittagong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Auckland	Chittagong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$351
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4648	$905
🏠 One person rent	$1094	$98.3
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$215
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$172
🚐 Transport expenses	$233	$42.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3283	$228
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	32	45
😀 Quality of life	90	46
🏙️ Population	1.47M	2.58M

The cost of living in Auckland is 461% more expensive than in Chittagong. Cities ranked 1924th and 9083rd ($1968 vs $351) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in New Zealand and Bangladesh, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Auckland compared to 0.6 months in Chittagong. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Chittagong ranked 2nd in Bangladesh, while ranked 161st and 6493rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Chittagong

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	Auckland	Chittagong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$14.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.02	$5.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.92	$5.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$55.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2191	$278
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1679	$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$15
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$23.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7916	$676
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6301	$394
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.56	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$4.12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$4.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.79	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$9.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$1.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$1.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33	$16.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.4	$8.07
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$1.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$20
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$890	$35.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13719	$842

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1709
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1736
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1506
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1213
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1652
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1182
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1418
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1457
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1433
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1524
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1144
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1253
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1607
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1837
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1475
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1847
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1717
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1746
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1921
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1435
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1242
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1652
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1604
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1604
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1002
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$808
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$810
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$977
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1448

Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$287
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$367
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$478
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$309
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$295
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$430
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$303
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$678
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$289
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$305
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$264
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$347
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$661
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$350
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$337
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$345
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$378
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$337
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$328
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$333
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$336
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$338
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$329
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$327
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$327
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$404
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$331
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$330
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$332
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$408
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$294
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$280
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$360