Chennai vs Chittagong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chennai	Chittagong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$351
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1140	$905
🏠 One person rent	$152	$98.3
🏘️ Family rent	$346	$215
🍽️ Food expenses	$163	$172
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.4	$42.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$848	$228
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	78	45
😀 Quality of life	66	46
🏙️ Population	6.6M	2.58M

The cost of living in Chennai is 23% more expensive than in Chittagong. Cities ranked 8897th and 9083rd ($430 vs $351) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 2nd 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 4th best city to live in India vs Chittagong ranked 2nd in Bangladesh, while ranked 4021st and 6493rd 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	$1.83	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.6	$14.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$5.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$5.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$102	$55.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$278
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$254	$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$15
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$23.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.3	$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.23%	10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1935	$676
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$767	$394
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$4.12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.84	$4.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.91	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$9.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$1.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$7.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.67	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.82	$1.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$16.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.86	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$8.07
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$1.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$20
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.7	$35.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1573	$842

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$315
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$258
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$354
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$360
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$514
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$306
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$346
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$367
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$355
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$338
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$304
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$302
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$533
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$311
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$375
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$304
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$295
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$351
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$292
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$316
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$280
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$300
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$354
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$349
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$316
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$311
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$304
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$310
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$339
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$366
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$298
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$330
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$272
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$307
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$272
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$292
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$306

Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$287
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$367
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$478
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$309
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$295
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$430
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$303
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$678
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$289
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$305
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$264
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$347
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$661
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$350
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$337
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$345
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$378
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$337
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$328
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$333
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$336
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$338
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$329
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$327
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$327
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$404
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$331
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$330
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$332
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$408
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$294
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$280
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$360