Bangalore vs Chittagong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangalore	Chittagong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$524	$358
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1260	$882
🏠 One person rent	$221	$93
🏘️ Family rent	$384	$155
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$311	$182
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	76	45
😀 Quality of life	65	50
🏙️ Population	12.3M	2.58M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 46% more expensive than in Chittagong. Cities ranked 8500th and 9061st ($524 vs $358) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 Bangalore compared to 0.5 months in Chittagong. Bangalore ranked 6th best city to live in India vs Chittagong ranked 2nd in Bangladesh, while ranked 5281st and 6631st 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	$3.4	$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$14.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.27	$6.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$5.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$288	$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$53.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$506	$213
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$295	$96.2
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.6	$14
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$21.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.1	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.71%	11.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2084	$728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1082	$421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$4.12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.26	$4.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.07	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$9.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$0.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.91	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$1.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$2.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.48	$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.09	$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.2	$8.04
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.65	$1.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.7	$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.9	$55.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$121	$27
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3795	$1379

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$355
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$341
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$327
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$346
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$295
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$235
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$291
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$286
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$345
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$347
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$327
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$368
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$367
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$326
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$340
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$295
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$327
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$300
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$286
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$317
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$321
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$266
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$437
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$310
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$275
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$400
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$347
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$383
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$535
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$283
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$356
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$345
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$347
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$351
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$382
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$334
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$355
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$300
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353

Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$312
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$362
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$456
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$348
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$352
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$464
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$301
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$558
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$300
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$321
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$282
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$328
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$519
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$333
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$320
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$327
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$370
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$320
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$313
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$318
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$320
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$324
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$315
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$313
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$312
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$366
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$318
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$315
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$323
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$354
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$286
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$287
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$344