Chittagong vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chittagong	Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$875	$1767
🏠 One person rent	$97.4	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$160	$614
🍽️ Food expenses	$173	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.3	$36.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$208	$160
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	47	35
😀 Quality of life	54	46
🏙️ Population	2.58M	948K

The cost of living in Chittagong is 51% less expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 9065th and 7063rd ($358 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Bangladesh and Tajikistan, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chittagong compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 6403rd and 7083rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Dushanbe

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	Chittagong	Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.27	$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.7	$14.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.59	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.93	$1.17
☕ Cappuccino	$1.79	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.9	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$205	$828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$100	$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.1	$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.2	$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.6	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.83%	23.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$825	$1189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$459	$644
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.08	$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.42	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.18	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.25	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.09	$1.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.55	$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.65	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.67	$5.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.07	$84.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.98	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.8	$32.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.8	$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$31.3	$92.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1175	$6746

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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	$314
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$355
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$448
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$351
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$350
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$481
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$296
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$571
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$314
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$327
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$287
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$336
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$528
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$338
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$325
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$338
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$341
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$330
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$335
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$362
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$330
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$321
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$326
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$329
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$331
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$323
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$320
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$321
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$320
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$364
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$326
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$324
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$275
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$330
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$344
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$290
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$293
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$349

Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$702
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$704
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$692
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$653
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$553
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$484
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$590
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$635
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$585
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$454
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$609
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$619
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$488
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$513
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$429
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$827
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$679
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$653
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$736
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$457
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$561
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$447
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$436
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$549
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$562
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$585
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$473
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1709
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$368
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$621
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$477
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$533
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$521
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$369
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$505
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$433
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$425
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$323
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$370
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$423