Bangkok vs Chittagong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Chittagong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$902
$362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2711
$956
🏠 One person rent
$405
$105
🏘️ Family rent
$1106
$255
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$49
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$259
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
89
45
😀 Quality of life
75
49
🏙️ Population
5.68M
2.58M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 149% more expensive than in Chittagong. Cities ranked 5960th and 9049th ($902 vs $362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Thailand and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Thailand vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 0.7 months in Chittagong. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Chittagong ranked 2nd in Bangladesh, while ranked 1087th and 6319th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangkok Chittagong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.64
$1.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.4
$9.02
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$5.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$7.34
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$77.4
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$50
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$236
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$29.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$45.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.89%
8.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5297
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2469
$406
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$9.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.71
$3.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$6.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$7.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$1.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$17.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$5.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$8.04
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$2.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$14.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.8
$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12289
$1027

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$704
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$716
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$714
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$677
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$594
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$617
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$481
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$648
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$665
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$653
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$614
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$619
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$615
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$571
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$614
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$539
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$496
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$587
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$532
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$702
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$566
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$661
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$605
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$500
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$755
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$642
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1233
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$554
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$569
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$802
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$524
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$555
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$815
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$711
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$659
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$710

Cities near Chittagong

Distance City Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi Cox's Bazar
$389
155 km or 96 mi Barisal
$324
178 km or 110 mi Agartala
$387
182 km or 113 mi Aizawl
$520
198 km or 123 mi Brahmanbaria
$342
198 km or 123 mi Narayanganj
$446
209 km or 130 mi Narsingdi
$303
213 km or 132 mi Dhaka
$456
239 km or 149 mi Khulna
$342
266 km or 165 mi Sittwe
$656
283 km or 176 mi Jessore
$310
287 km or 179 mi Sylhet
$312
307 km or 191 mi Mymensingh
$290
340 km or 211 mi Rajarhat
$356
342 km or 213 mi Monywa
$669
347 km or 215 mi Barasat
$357
348 km or 217 mi Madhyamgram
$346
349 km or 217 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$361
350 km or 218 mi Bidhannagar
$364
351 km or 218 mi North Dumdum
$348
353 km or 219 mi South Dumdum
$355
353 km or 219 mi Imphal
$395
354 km or 220 mi Bhatpara
$347
355 km or 220 mi Naihati
$338
356 km or 221 mi Baranagar
$346
356 km or 221 mi Kamarhati
$349
356 km or 222 mi Panihati
$351
358 km or 222 mi Barrackpore
$341
358 km or 222 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$336
358 km or 222 mi Chandannagar
$339
358 km or 223 mi Uttarpara
$342
358 km or 223 mi Kolkata
$399
359 km or 223 mi Bally
$346
360 km or 224 mi Serampore
$343
361 km or 224 mi Krishnanagar
$287
362 km or 225 mi Howrah
$354
362 km or 225 mi Shillong
$360
362 km or 225 mi Shantipur
$304
376 km or 234 mi Bogra
$315
381 km or 237 mi Maheshtala
$367