Chittagong vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chittagong	Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$2310
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$882	$5713
🏠 One person rent	$93	$1359
🏘️ Family rent	$155	$2393
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$46	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$182	$3676
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	45	88
😀 Quality of life	50	95
🏙️ Population	2.58M	488K

The cost of living in Chittagong is 84% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 9061st and 1247th ($358 vs $2310) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 32nd 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 0.5 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 6631st and 59th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Edinburgh

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	Chittagong	Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.08	$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.62	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.82	$8.41
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$2.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$53.3	$1053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$213	$2488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$96.2	$1942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14	$198
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$300
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	5.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$728	$6892
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$421	$4820
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$88.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.71	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$4.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$4.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$2.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$19.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.11	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.58	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$3.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.33	$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.96	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.2	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$27	$1932
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1379	$23184

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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 Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1768
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1775
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1728
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1762
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1619
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1711
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1641
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1797
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1480
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1840
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2058
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1837
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1527
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1575
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1630
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1485
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1522
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1759
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1963
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1769
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1906
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1805
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1825
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1780
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1797
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1602
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$2079
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1761
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$2021
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1460
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1507
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1429
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1431
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1638
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1840
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1484
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1839
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$2205
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808