Chennai vs Chittagong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chennai	Chittagong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$434	$362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1151	$956
🏠 One person rent	$161	$105
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$255
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$164
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$49
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$864	$259
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	78	45
😀 Quality of life	68	49
🏙️ Population	10.3M	2.58M

The cost of living in Chennai is 20% more expensive than in Chittagong. Cities ranked 8842nd and 9049th ($434 vs $362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 4th in India and Bangladesh, respectively. Check India vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 0.7 months in Chittagong. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Chittagong ranked 2nd in Bangladesh, while ranked 3676th and 6319th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Chittagong

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	Chennai	Chittagong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.09	$1.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.54	$9.02
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.21	$5.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$7.34
☕ Cappuccino	$1.8	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$77.4
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$50
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$236
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.2	$29.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$45.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.3	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.38%	8.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1913	$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$882	$406
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$9.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.54	$3.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.88	$6.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$7.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$0.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.16	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.08	$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.31	$1.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.72	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.8	$17.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.02	$5.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$8.04
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.58	$2.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.5	$14.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$42.5	$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.5	$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$1027

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$337
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$269
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$415
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$339
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$343
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$326
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$367
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$356
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$350
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$326
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$328
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$357
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$585
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$316
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$359
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$337
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$383
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$319
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$399
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$312
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$317
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$287
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$327
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$345
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$350
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$341
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$321
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$334
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$309
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$358
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$350
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$309
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$384
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$310
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$375
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$353
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$358
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$369
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$325

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