Chittagong vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chittagong	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$2601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$882	$6038
🏠 One person rent	$93	$1451
🏘️ Family rent	$155	$2570
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$729
🚐 Transport expenses	$46	$221
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$182	$4591
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	45	92
😀 Quality of life	50	98
🏙️ Population	2.58M	667K

The cost of living in Chittagong is 86% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 9061st and 713th ($358 vs $2601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Bangladesh and Denmark, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Denmark comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Chittagong compared to 1.8 months in Copenhagen. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 6631st and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Copenhagen

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	Chittagong	Copenhagen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.08	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$109
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.62	$15.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.82	$9.14
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$6.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$4.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$1734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$53.3	$1183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$213	$3186
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$96.2	$2138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$41.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$728	$9559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$421	$6448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$116
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.71	$29.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$4.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$5.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$3.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$5.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.11	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.58	$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$2.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.33	$20.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$69.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.96	$37.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$125
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.2	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$27	$614
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1379	$17654

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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 Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2617
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2379
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2184
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1421
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1757
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2086
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2280
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1619
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1598
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1977
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1485
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1591
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1485
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2029
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1472
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1386
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1362
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1805
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1785
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1502
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2088
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1523
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1444
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1770
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1668
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1481
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1675
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1515
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1529
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1869
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1482
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1563
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1675
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1861
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1460
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1662
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1421
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1467
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1658
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1678