Chittagong vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chittagong	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$312	$428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$835	$1078
🏠 One person rent	$82.9	$121
🏘️ Family rent	$203	$235
🍽️ Food expenses	$148	$191
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$77.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$199	$282
😷 Air quality	Bad	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	45	72
😀 Quality of life	45	54
🏙️ Population	2.58M	16.8M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 27% less expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 9199th and 8916th ($312 vs $428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Bangladesh.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chittagong compared to 0.7 months in Dhaka. Ranked 2nd vs 1st best cities to live in Bangladesh, and 6529th vs 5968th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Dhaka

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	Chittagong	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$0.96	$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$4.18
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$84.9	$137
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$48.6	$77.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$249	$293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$148	$167
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.9	$19.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.5	$29.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	10.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$687	$1008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.17	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.33	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.88	$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$8.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.1	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$3.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.12	$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.68	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.2	$18.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.19	$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.98	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2	$2.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.4	$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$41	$40.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$44.4	$45.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$938	$1444

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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 Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$301
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$271
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$380
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$295
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$256
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$339
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$290
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$279
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$296
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$335
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$309
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$342
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$335
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$353
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$336
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$311
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$336
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$461
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$343
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$340
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$334
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$338
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$338
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$408
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$298
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$390
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$356
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$317