Chittagong vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chittagong	Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$882	$1759
🏠 One person rent	$93	$316
🏘️ Family rent	$155	$549
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$46	$36.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$182	$140
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	45	35
😀 Quality of life	50	42
🏙️ Population	2.58M	863K

The cost of living in Chittagong is 50% less expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 9061st and 7031st ($358 vs $712) 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 0.5 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 6631st and 7474th 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	$2.08	$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$15.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.62	$8.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.82	$1.08
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$53.3	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$213	$739
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$96.2	$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14	$34.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$52.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	25.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$728	$1032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$421	$658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.71	$3.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$4.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.11	$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.58	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.33	$5.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$85.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.96	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$33.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.2	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$27	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1379	$7848

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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 Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$684
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$674
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$658
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$555
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$475
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$600
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$650
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$603
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$428
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$620
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$626
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$512
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$844
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$680
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$648
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$754
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$432
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$562
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$451
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$433
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$549
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$525
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$585
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$458
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1716
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$354
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$615
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$445
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$532
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$480
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$351
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$468
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$401
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$396
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$334
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$354
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$393