Bucharest vs Chittagong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bucharest	Chittagong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1036	$312
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2606	$835
🏠 One person rent	$496	$82.9
🏘️ Family rent	$863	$203
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$148
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1242	$199
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	76	45
😀 Quality of life	78	45
🏙️ Population	1.72M	2.58M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 232% more expensive than in Chittagong. Cities ranked 5404th and 9199th ($1036 vs $312) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Romania and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Romania vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 0.6 months in Chittagong. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Chittagong ranked 2nd in Bangladesh, while ranked 642nd and 6529th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Chittagong

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	Bucharest	Chittagong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$0.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47	$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$4.16
☕ Cappuccino	$3.18	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$545	$84.9
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$48.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$249
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$148
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$21.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.34	$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.21%	10.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2831	$687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.6	$8.33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.92	$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.32	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.76	$2.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$0.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$0.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.93	$7.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.06	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.85	$1.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.29	$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55	$7.98
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$2
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.8	$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$41
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$532	$44.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10286	$938

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$900
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$852
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$786
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$668
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$757
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$663
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$795
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$727
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$759
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$772
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$631
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$644
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$955
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$793
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$688
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$684
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$751
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$755
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$751
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$721
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$744
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$831
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$624
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$931
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$961
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1035
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$561
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$837
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$693
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$832
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$761
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$846
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$759
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$584
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$573
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$876
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$735
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$640
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$721

Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$325
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$295
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$380
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$461
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$301
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$271
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$428
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$339
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$593
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$290
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$296
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$256
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$353
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$588
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$356
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$343
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$351
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$391
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$342
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$335
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$340
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$343
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$344
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$336
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$335
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$334
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$408
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$338
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$336
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$338
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$390
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$307
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$282
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$366