Chennai vs Chittagong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chennai	Chittagong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$433	$312
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1143	$835
🏠 One person rent	$159	$82.9
🏘️ Family rent	$379	$203
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$148
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$868	$199
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	78	45
😀 Quality of life	66	45
🏙️ Population	6.6M	2.58M

The cost of living in Chennai is 39% more expensive than in Chittagong. Cities ranked 8907th and 9199th ($433 vs $312) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 0.6 months in Chittagong. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Chittagong ranked 2nd in Bangladesh, while ranked 4094th and 6529th 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	$1.8	$0.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.8	$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.79	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$4.16
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$84.9
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$48.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$249
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$148
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$21.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.96	$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.43%	10.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1926	$687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$804	$388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$8.33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$0.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$0.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$7.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.85	$1.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.01	$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$7.98
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.49	$2
👖 Brand Jeans	$26	$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.2	$41
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.6	$44.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1425	$938

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$329
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$243
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$308
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$352
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$572
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$310
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$337
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$380
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$367
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$351
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$330
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$289
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$578
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$321
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$331
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$307
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$338
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$378
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$307
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$324
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$291
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$306
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$353
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$351
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$334
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$325
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$320
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$355
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$340
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$382
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$289
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$321
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$274
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$373
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$312
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$279
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$325
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$287

Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$325
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$295
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$380
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$461
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$301
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$271
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$428
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$339
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$593
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$290
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$296
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$256
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$353
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$588
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$356
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$343
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$351
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$391
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$342
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$335
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$340
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$343
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$344
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$336
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$335
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$334
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$408
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$338
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$336
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$338
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$390
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$307
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$282
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$366