Brisbane vs Chittagong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brisbane	Chittagong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$358
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4896	$882
🏠 One person rent	$1253	$93
🏘️ Family rent	$2149	$155
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$182
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	66	45
😀 Quality of life	98	50
🏙️ Population	2.71M	2.58M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 476% more expensive than in Chittagong. Cities ranked 1813th and 9061st ($2065 vs $358) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 2nd in Australia and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Australia vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.5 months in Chittagong. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Chittagong ranked 2nd in Bangladesh, while ranked 9th and 6631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Chittagong

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	Brisbane	Chittagong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$14.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$6.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$5.82
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1514	$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$53.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2603	$213
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1816	$96.2
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$14
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$21.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.5	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	11.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8291	$728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6020	$421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.8	$4.12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$4.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$9.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.8	$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$0.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$0.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$1.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$2.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.35	$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.3	$8.04
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$1.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.5	$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$55.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1795	$27
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11423	$1379

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1662
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1798
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1710
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1184
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1503
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1839
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1747
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2181
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1888
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1599
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2292
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2640
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1568
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1364
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1580
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1678
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2019
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1667
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1683
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1662
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1771
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1362
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1813
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1768
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1725
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2308
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1706
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1681
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1736

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