Chittagong vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chittagong	Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$1941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$884	$4759
🏠 One person rent	$97.6	$1049
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$1816
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$538
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.8	$208
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$3341
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	47	92
😀 Quality of life	56	95
🏙️ Population	3.23M	1.09M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 82% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 9042nd and 2200th ($358 vs $1941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 19th in Bangladesh and Germany, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Chittagong compared to 1.7 months in Cologne. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Cologne ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 6271st and 21st 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	$2.04	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.3	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.32	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$5.56
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$3.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$1071
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.4	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$208	$1941
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$102	$1445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.5	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.42%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$799	$8050
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$465	$5385
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$4.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.06	$69
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.38	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.62	$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$3.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.18	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$27.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.83	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.77	$7.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$9.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.09	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.5	$2.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.95	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.65	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.08	$55.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.94	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.7	$95.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.9	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.3	$1042
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1349	$23900

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$321
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$321
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$342
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$435
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$348
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$357
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$478
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$287
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$583
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$326
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$327
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$278
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$327
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$534
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$328
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$318
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$331
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$333
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$321
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$326
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$365
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$319
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$313
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$318
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$321
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$324
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$314
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$311
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$311
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$313
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$362
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$319
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$315
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$321
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$336
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$285
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$297
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$339

Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1732
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1693
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1713
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1699
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1689
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1716
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1721
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1696
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1674
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1764
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1686
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1667
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1711
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1657
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1738
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1948
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1673
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1698
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1658
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1631
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1662
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1653
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1668
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1652
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1617
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1653
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1597
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1685
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1629
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1650
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1913