Bucharest vs Chittagong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bucharest	Chittagong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$961	$362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2436	$956
🏠 One person rent	$449	$105
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$255
🍽️ Food expenses	$333	$164
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.7	$49
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1072	$259
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	76	45
😀 Quality of life	77	49
🏙️ Population	1.72M	2.58M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 166% more expensive than in Chittagong. Cities ranked 5593rd and 9049th ($961 vs $362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Romania and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Romania vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 0.7 months in Chittagong. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Chittagong ranked 2nd in Bangladesh, while ranked 703rd and 6319th 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	$9.66	$1.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.5	$9.02
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.31	$5.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$7.34
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$0.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$464	$77.4
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$50
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$236
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$29.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$45.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.75	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.17%	8.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2654	$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1649	$406
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$9.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.86	$3.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.51	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$6.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$2.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$7.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.03	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.32	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.39	$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$1.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.19	$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.62	$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$17.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.54	$5.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.9	$8.04
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$2.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.9	$14.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$503	$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9569	$1027

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$846
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$817
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$868
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$619
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$702
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$681
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$758
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$701
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$739
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$758
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$610
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$611
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$928
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$654
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$595
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$719
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$718
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$646
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$748
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$639
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$813
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$495
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$743
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$851
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$898
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$962
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$563
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$800
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$641
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$746
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$702
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$812
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$730
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$561
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$508
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$865
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$670
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$661
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$678

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