Bucharest vs Chittagong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bucharest	Chittagong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1148	$358
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2906	$884
🏠 One person rent	$562	$97.6
🏘️ Family rent	$953	$164
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$168
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.3	$51.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1455	$282
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	78	47
😀 Quality of life	84	56
🏙️ Population	1.72M	3.23M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 221% more expensive than in Chittagong. Cities ranked 4877th and 9042nd ($1148 vs $358) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Romania and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Romania vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 0.8 months in Chittagong. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Chittagong ranked 2nd in Bangladesh, while ranked 482nd and 6271st 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	$11.6	$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.8	$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.12	$5.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$4.18
☕ Cappuccino	$3.67	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$600	$113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$404	$55.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1100	$208
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$694	$102
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$28.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.73	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	11.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3876	$799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2257	$465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.9	$4.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.32	$5.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.56	$2.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$7.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$0.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$0.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.48	$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.39	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$1.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.2	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.26	$3.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.5	$8.08
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$1.94
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.4	$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$53.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$703	$35.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14018	$1349

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$995
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$920
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$896
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$800
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$776
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$708
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$801
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$722
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$771
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$1018
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$653
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$672
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1120
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$762
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$801
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$705
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$701
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$804
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$857
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$870
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$953
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$662
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$906
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$610
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1140
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1041
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1119
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$676
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$818
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$733
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$874
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$824
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$823
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$809
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$702
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$855
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$749
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$807
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$673
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$725

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