Bangalore vs Chittagong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bangalore	Chittagong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$358
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1227	$884
🏠 One person rent	$216	$97.6
🏘️ Family rent	$375	$164
🍽️ Food expenses	$179	$168
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.1	$51.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$211	$282
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	76	47
😀 Quality of life	63	56
🏙️ Population	12.3M	3.23M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 42% more expensive than in Chittagong. Cities ranked 8636th and 9042nd ($507 vs $358) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in India and Bangladesh, respectively. Check India vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bangalore compared to 0.8 months in Chittagong. Bangalore ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Chittagong ranked 2nd in Bangladesh, while ranked 5497th and 6271st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Chittagong

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	Bangalore	Chittagong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.64	$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.7	$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$5.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$4.18
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$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	$288	$113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$55.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$513	$208
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$295	$102
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.9	$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.4	$28.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.61	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.57%	11.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1811	$799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1018	$465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.4	$4.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.37	$5.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.07	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$2.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$7.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.37	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.81	$0.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.18	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.36	$1.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.54	$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.22	$3.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.1	$8.08
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.81	$1.94
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.8	$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52	$53.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$35.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4228	$1349

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$303
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$339
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$320
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$332
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$283
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$232
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$302
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$274
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$331
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$330
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$306
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$348
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$339
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$313
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$318
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$264
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$297
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$322
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$294
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$259
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$312
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$315
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$250
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$409
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$290
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$275
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$379
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$325
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$359
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$508
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$265
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$335
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$317
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$342
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$329
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$372
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$317
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$333
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$268
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$327

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