Chittagong vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chittagong Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$312
$2246
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$835
$5663
🏠 One person rent
$82.9
$1326
🏘️ Family rent
$203
$2459
🍽️ Food expenses
$148
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$3703
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
45
88
😀 Quality of life
45
94
🏙️ Population
2.58M
488K

The cost of living in Chittagong is 86% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 9199th and 1263rd ($312 vs $2246) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 34th in Bangladesh and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chittagong compared to 1.6 months in Edinburgh. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Edinburgh ranked 5th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6529th and 40th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chittagong Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$0.96
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.2
$83.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$7.44
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.29
$2.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.9
$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$48.6
$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$2692
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$148
$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.9
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.5
$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.48%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$7033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$388
$4677
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.33
$87.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.88
$23.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.13
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$5.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.86
$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.1
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$19.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.12
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.68
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.2
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.98
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$2
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$119
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$44.4
$1775
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$938
$23136

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$301
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$271
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$428
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$339
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$593
283 km or 176 mi Jessore
$290
287 km or 179 mi Sylhet
$296
307 km or 191 mi Mymensingh
$256
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$353
342 km or 213 mi Monywa
$588
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$356
348 km or 217 mi Madhyamgram
$341
349 km or 217 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$360
350 km or 218 mi Bidhannagar
$360
351 km or 218 mi North Dumdum
$343
353 km or 219 mi South Dumdum
$351
353 km or 219 mi Imphal
$391
354 km or 220 mi Bhatpara
$342
355 km or 220 mi Naihati
$335
356 km or 221 mi Baranagar
$340
356 km or 221 mi Kamarhati
$343
356 km or 222 mi Panihati
$344
358 km or 222 mi Barrackpore
$336
358 km or 222 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$332
358 km or 222 mi Chandannagar
$335
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$334
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$408
359 km or 223 mi Bally
$338
360 km or 224 mi Serampore
$336
361 km or 224 mi Krishnanagar
$294
362 km or 225 mi Howrah
$338
362 km or 225 mi Shillong
$390
362 km or 225 mi Shantipur
$307
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$282
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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1744
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1724
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1710
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1625
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1647
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1793
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1545
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1818
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2013
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1793
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1599
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1573
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1390
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1420
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1732
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1847
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1701
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1800
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1712
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1734
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1706
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1828
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1571
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1602
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1640
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1830
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1424
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1459
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1364
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1467
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1528
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$1783
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$1467
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1763
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1989
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1767