Chittagong vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chittagong	Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$884	$1811
🏠 One person rent	$97.6	$401
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$678
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.8	$37.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$146
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	47	35
😀 Quality of life	56	47
🏙️ Population	3.23M	948K

The cost of living in Chittagong is 54% less expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 9042nd and 6897th ($358 vs $773) 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 0.8 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 6271st and 6988th 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	$2.04	$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.3	$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.32	$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$1.17
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.4	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$208	$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$102	$542
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.5	$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$53.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.42%	22.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$799	$1272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$465	$705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.06	$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.38	$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.62	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.18	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$4.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.83	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.77	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.09	$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.5	$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.95	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.65	$5.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.08	$85.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.94	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.7	$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.9	$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.3	$79.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1349	$6733

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$321
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$321
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$342
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$435
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$348
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$357
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$478
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$287
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$583
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$326
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$327
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$278
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$327
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$534
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$328
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$318
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$331
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$333
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$321
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$326
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$365
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$319
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$313
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$318
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$321
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$324
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$314
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$311
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$311
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$313
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$362
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$319
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$315
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$321
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$336
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$285
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$297
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$339

Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$737
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$734
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$704
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$645
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$568
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$497
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$583
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$622
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$576
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$468
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$599
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$610
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$493
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$500
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$447
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$842
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$688
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$669
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$759
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$470
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$572
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$471
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$439
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$570
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$587
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$609
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$504
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1795
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$381
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$646
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$488
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$555
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$549
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$373
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$535
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$456
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$447
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$321
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$373
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$438