Chennai vs Chittagong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chennai	Chittagong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$358
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1055	$875
🏠 One person rent	$151	$97.4
🏘️ Family rent	$259	$160
🍽️ Food expenses	$165	$173
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.7	$49.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$320	$208
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	79	47
😀 Quality of life	66	54
🏙️ Population	6.6M	2.58M

The cost of living in Chennai is 20% more expensive than in Chittagong. Cities ranked 8922nd and 9065th ($430 vs $358) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 2nd in India and Bangladesh, respectively. Check India vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 0.6 months in Chittagong. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Chittagong ranked 2nd in Bangladesh, while ranked 5162nd and 6403rd 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	$2.2	$2.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.9	$12.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.45	$5.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$4.93
☕ Cappuccino	$1.85	$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$55.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$100
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$16.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.2	$25.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.84	$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.84%	11.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1789	$825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$726	$459
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.1	$4.08
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.16	$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.5	$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.85	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$8.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$2.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$7.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$0.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$0.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.74	$8.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.79	$1.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.35	$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.2	$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.78	$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.9	$8.07
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.65	$1.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.8	$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.5	$46.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$75	$31.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1717	$1175

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$322
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$236
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$300
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$327
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$533
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$306
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$334
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$367
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$359
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$334
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$297
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$285
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$523
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$306
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$303
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$347
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$341
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$346
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$285
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$332
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$287
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$315
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$276
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$344
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$346
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$338
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$299
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$349
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$292
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$348
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$331
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$376
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$266
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$295
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$264
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$343
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$291
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$262
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$282
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$271

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