Calgary vs Chittagong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Chittagong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$358
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$875
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$97.4
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$160
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$173
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$49.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$208
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	53	47
😀 Quality of life	90	54
🏙️ Population	1.31M	2.58M

The cost of living in Calgary is 492% more expensive than in Chittagong. Cities ranked 1716th and 9065th ($2118 vs $358) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 2nd in Canada and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Canada vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.6 months in Chittagong. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Chittagong ranked 2nd in Bangladesh, while ranked 209th and 6403rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Chittagong

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	Calgary	Chittagong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$2.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$12.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$5.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$4.93
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$55.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$100
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$16.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$25.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	11.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$459
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$4.08
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$8.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$2.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$7.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$0.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$0.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$8.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$1.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$8.07
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$1.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$46.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$31.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$1175

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1801
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1841
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1775
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1878
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2315
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1773
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1815
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1956
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2187
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2156
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2544
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1899
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1701
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2241
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2470
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2046
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2677
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2054
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2074
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2526
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2460
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934

Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$314
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$355
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$448
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$351
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$350
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$481
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$296
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$571
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$314
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$327
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$287
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$336
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$528
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$338
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$325
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$338
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$341
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$330
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$335
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$362
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$330
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$321
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$326
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$329
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$331
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$323
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$320
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$321
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$320
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$364
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$326
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$324
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$275
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$330
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$344
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$290
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$293
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$349