Auckland vs Chittagong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Auckland	Chittagong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2100	$358
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4687	$884
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$97.6
🏘️ Family rent	$1887	$164
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$168
🚐 Transport expenses	$234	$51.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3173	$282
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	32	47
😀 Quality of life	89	56
🏙️ Population	1.47M	3.23M

The cost of living in Auckland is 487% more expensive than in Chittagong. Cities ranked 1745th and 9042nd ($2100 vs $358) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.5 months in Auckland compared to 0.8 months in Chittagong. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Chittagong ranked 2nd in Bangladesh, while ranked 242nd and 6271st 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	$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.1	$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$5.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$4.18
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1140	$113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1054	$55.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$208
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$102
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$28.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.45%	11.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7981	$799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5409	$465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$124	$4.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$5.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.11	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$2.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$7.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$0.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$0.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$0.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.6	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$1.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$3.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$8.08
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$1.94
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.4	$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$53.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1100	$35.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17894	$1349

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1752
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1553
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1745
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1530
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1424
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1239
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1660
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1259
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1475
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1261
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1400
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1653
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1647
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1503
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1395
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1709
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1440
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1803
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1751
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1869
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2003
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1469
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1705
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1800
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1567
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2232
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1507
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1282
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1911
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1844
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1851
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$891
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$910
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1095
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1995

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