Chittagong vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chittagong	Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$312	$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$835	$4479
🏠 One person rent	$82.9	$1019
🏘️ Family rent	$203	$1819
🍽️ Food expenses	$148	$510
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$199	$3275
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	45	92
😀 Quality of life	45	97
🏙️ Population	2.58M	1.08M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 83% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 9199th and 2308th ($312 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 19th 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 6529th and 16th 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	$0.96	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$4.71
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$84.9	$1023
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$48.6	$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$249	$2061
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$148	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.9	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.5	$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$687	$6540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$5856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.17	$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.33	$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.88	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$2.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.1	$6.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$8.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.12	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.68	$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.2	$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.19	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.98	$51.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.4	$103
👟 Brand Sneakers	$41	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$44.4	$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$938	$16860

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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

Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1593
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1577
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1647
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1620
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1563
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1634
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1586
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1612
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1580
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1606
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1566
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1582
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1572
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1530
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1594
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1765
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1578
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1652
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1564
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1493
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1558
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1569
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1531
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1567
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1415
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1571
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1453
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1550
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1566
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1527
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1548
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1542
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1861