Chittagong vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chittagong	Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$2514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$882	$5509
🏠 One person rent	$93	$1723
🏘️ Family rent	$155	$3020
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$455
🚐 Transport expenses	$46	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$182	$4067
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	45	65
😀 Quality of life	50	91
🏙️ Population	2.58M	3.94M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 86% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 9061st and 848th ($358 vs $2514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Bangladesh and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Chittagong compared to 1.6 months in Dubai. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6631st and 158th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Dubai

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	Chittagong	Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.08	$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$68.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.62	$9.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.82	$12.9
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$2095
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$53.3	$1336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$213	$3716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$96.2	$2461
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$96.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	4.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$728	$7516
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$421	$3977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$86.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.71	$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$9.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.11	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.58	$5.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$81.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.33	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$77.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.96	$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.2	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$27	$857
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1379	$15029

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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 Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1419
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2521
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1228
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1449
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$1078
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$792
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1849
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1081
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1770
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$530
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$529
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$568
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$534
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1237
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1201
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1230
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$557
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$908
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$573
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1008
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$553
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$873
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$530
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$624
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$761
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$930
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$477
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$503
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$453
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$463
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$808
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$545
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$483