Chittagong vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chittagong Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$312
$672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$835
$1801
🏠 One person rent
$82.9
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$203
$532
🍽️ Food expenses
$148
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$25.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$155
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
45
35
😀 Quality of life
45
36
🏙️ Population
2.58M
863K

The cost of living in Chittagong is 54% less expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 9199th and 7107th ($312 vs $672) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 6529th and 7353rd 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
$0.96
$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.2
$14.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$9.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.29
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.9
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$48.6
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$578
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$148
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.9
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.5
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$24.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.48%
19.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$388
$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.33
$4.69
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.88
$3.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.13
$8.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.86
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.1
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.12
$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.68
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.2
$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$4.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.98
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$2
$3.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41
$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$44.4
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$938
$13630

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$290
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$353
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$588
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$356
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$341
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$360
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$360
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$343
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$351
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$391
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$342
355 km or 220 mi Naihati
$335
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$340
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$343
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$344
358 km or 222 mi Barrackpore
$336
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$332
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$335
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$334
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$408
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$338
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$336
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$294
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$655
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$659
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$664
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$667
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$468
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$530
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$666
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$671
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$658
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$467
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$660
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$663
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$470
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$435
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$457
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$816
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$469
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$473
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$429
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$450
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$527
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$419
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$452
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$567
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$596
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$614
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$599
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$1554
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$358
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$645
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$461
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$653
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$532
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$354
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$519
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$469
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$476
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$338
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$372
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$441