Chittagong vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chittagong	Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$362	$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$956	$1683
🏠 One person rent	$105	$276
🏘️ Family rent	$255	$473
🍽️ Food expenses	$164	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$49	$25.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$259	$154
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	45	35
😀 Quality of life	49	40
🏙️ Population	2.58M	863K

The cost of living in Chittagong is 43% less expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 9049th and 7313th ($362 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 8th in Bangladesh and Tajikistan, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 6319th and 7225th 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	$1.27	$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.02	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$9.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.34	$1.09
☕ Cappuccino	$1.74	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.24	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$50	$179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$236	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.9	$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$60.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.4	$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.94%	18.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$735	$857
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$406	$488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.11	$4.53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.79	$3.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$8.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$6.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.25	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.75	$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.21	$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.83	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.1	$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.42	$4.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.17	$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$14.4	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$49.3	$94
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1027	$13332

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$389
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$324
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$387
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$520
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$446
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$303
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$456
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$342
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$656
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$310
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$312
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$290
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$356
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$669
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$357
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$348
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$355
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$395
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$347
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$338
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$346
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$349
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$351
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$341
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$339
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$342
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$399
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$346
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$343
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$354
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$360
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$304
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$315
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$367

Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$629
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$632
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$647
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$672
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$473
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$562
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$680
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$682
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$692
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$445
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$682
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$674
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$449
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$416
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$437
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$785
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$488
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$479
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$416
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$446
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$558
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$434
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$399
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$475
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$651
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$515
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$567
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1662
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$347
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$529
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$479
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$532
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$582
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$311
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$564
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$449
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$455
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$352
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$335
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$423