Chittagong vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chittagong	Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$1968
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$882	$4619
🏠 One person rent	$93	$1091
🏘️ Family rent	$155	$1830
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$536
🚐 Transport expenses	$46	$196
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$182	$3266
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	45	91
😀 Quality of life	50	96
🏙️ Population	2.58M	1.09M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 82% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 9061st and 2104th ($358 vs $1968) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th in Bangladesh and Germany, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Chittagong compared to 1.7 months in Cologne. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Cologne ranked 1st in Germany, while ranked 6631st and 23rd 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	$2.08	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$71.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.62	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.82	$5.26
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$3.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$1103
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$53.3	$870
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$213	$1997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$96.2	$1478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$728	$6855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$421	$5848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$3.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$67.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.71	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$4.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$7.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$9.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.11	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.58	$2.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.33	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$54.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.96	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$98
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.2	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$27	$773
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1379	$19386

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$312
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$362
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$456
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$348
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$352
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$464
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$301
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$558
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$300
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$321
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$282
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$328
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$519
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$333
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$320
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$327
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$370
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$320
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$313
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$318
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$320
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$324
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$315
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$313
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$312
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$366
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$318
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$315
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$323
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$354
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$286
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$287
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$344

Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1759
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$2037
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1745
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1744
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1741
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1740
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1726
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1750
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1699
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1740
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1711
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1727
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1736
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1708
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1695
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1770
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1694
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1678
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1716
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1642
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1747
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1957
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1674
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1691
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1654
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1630
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1645
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1650
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1666
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1659
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1608
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1661
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1611
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1674
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1650
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1613
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1662
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1689
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1979