Bangkok vs Chittagong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bangkok	Chittagong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$996	$358
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$884
🏠 One person rent	$434	$97.6
🏘️ Family rent	$753	$164
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$168
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$51.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$282
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	89	47
😀 Quality of life	74	56
🏙️ Population	5.68M	3.23M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 179% more expensive than in Chittagong. Cities ranked 5606th and 9042nd ($996 vs $358) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Thailand and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Thailand vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 0.8 months in Chittagong. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Chittagong ranked 2nd in Bangladesh, while ranked 2044th and 6271st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Chittagong

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	Bangkok	Chittagong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.36	$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.3	$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.01	$5.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$4.18
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$55.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$208
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$102
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$28.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.4%	11.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6402	$799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3365	$465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35	$4.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$5.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$0.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.61	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.26	$1.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.14	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.68	$3.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$8.08
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$1.94
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$53.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$533	$35.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16017	$1349

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$794
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$762
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$616
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$839
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$809
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$787
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$724
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$567
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$718
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$601
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$601
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$564
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$735
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$968
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$582
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$656
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$776
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$610

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