Chittagong vs Dili - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chittagong	Dili
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$520
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$882	$1233
🏠 One person rent	$93	$227
🏘️ Family rent	$155	$377
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$213
🚐 Transport expenses	$46	$27.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$182	$139
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	45	12
😀 Quality of life	50	30
🏙️ Population	2.58M	222K

The cost of living in Chittagong is 31% less expensive than in Dili. Cities ranked 9061st and 8528th ($358 vs $520) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Bangladesh and East Timor, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs East Timor comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Chittagong compared to 0.3 months in Dili. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Dili ranked 1st in East Timor, while ranked 6631st and 8795th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Dili

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	Chittagong	Dili
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.08	$3.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.62	$4.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.82	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$219
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$53.3	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$213	$395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$96.2	$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14	$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$59.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	12.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$728	$1475
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$421	$926
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$14.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.71	$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$7.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$7.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.11	$3.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.58	$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.33	$4.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$16.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.96	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$28.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.2	$63.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$27	$95.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1379	$3267

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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 Dili

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ainaro	$513
62 km or 38 mi	Maliana	$512
97 km or 60 mi	Baucau	$513
282 km or 176 mi	Kupang	$531
473 km or 294 mi	Baubau	$499
607 km or 377 mi	Kendari	$507
611 km or 380 mi	Ambon	$502
719 km or 447 mi	Darwin	$1647
754 km or 469 mi	Bima	$588
779 km or 484 mi	Makassar	$523
829 km or 515 mi	Parepare	$502
857 km or 533 mi	Palopo	$519
1040 km or 646 mi	Mataram	$402
1049 km or 652 mi	Gorontalo	$445
1058 km or 657 mi	Ternate	$447
1061 km or 660 mi	Palu	$549
1061 km or 660 mi	Sorong	$500
1113 km or 692 mi	Bitung	$447
1121 km or 696 mi	Manado	$445
1134 km or 705 mi	Ubud	$834
1139 km or 708 mi	Denpasar	$489
1163 km or 722 mi	Bali	$1134
1265 km or 786 mi	Balikpapan	$598
1273 km or 791 mi	Manokwari	$496
1293 km or 804 mi	Samarinda	$568
1317 km or 818 mi	Bontang	$547
1324 km or 823 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
1347 km or 837 mi	Banjarmasin	$459
1363 km or 847 mi	Probolinggo	$470
1398 km or 869 mi	Pasuruan	$457
1421 km or 883 mi	Surabaya	$551
1427 km or 887 mi	Malang	$384
1438 km or 894 mi	Batu	$409
1452 km or 902 mi	Mojokerto	$413
1470 km or 913 mi	Palangka Raya	$470
1478 km or 918 mi	Blitar	$440
1495 km or 929 mi	Kediri	$447
1550 km or 963 mi	Madiun	$456
1586 km or 985 mi	Tarakan	$524
1628 km or 1012 mi	Surakarta	$409