Chittagong vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chittagong	Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$351	$1744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$905	$4212
🏠 One person rent	$98.3	$947
🏘️ Family rent	$215	$1673
🍽️ Food expenses	$172	$491
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.6	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$3148
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	45	92
😀 Quality of life	46	96
🏙️ Population	2.58M	1.09M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 80% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 9083rd and 2551st ($351 vs $1744) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 24th in Bangladesh and Germany, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chittagong compared to 1.8 months in Cologne. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Cologne ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 6493rd and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Cologne

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	Chittagong	Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.65	$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.75	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$4.67
☕ Cappuccino	$1.72	$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$110	$963
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.9	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$278	$1902
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$150	$1332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.2	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.5	$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.83%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$6163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$394	$5539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.16	$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$56.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.18	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.87	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$6.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.66	$8.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.1	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$2.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.5	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.07	$49.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.98	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$20	$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.8	$773
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$842	$15595

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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

Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1551
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1536
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1561
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1534
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1544
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1529
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1554
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1523
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1518
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1522
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1497
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1542
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1677
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1522
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1580
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1502
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1517
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1494
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1494
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1516
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1446
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1503
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1495
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1479
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1490
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1500
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1772