Chittagong vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chittagong	Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$351	$2011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$905	$4929
🏠 One person rent	$98.3	$1155
🏘️ Family rent	$215	$2177
🍽️ Food expenses	$172	$524
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.6	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$3222
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	45	94
😀 Quality of life	46	95
🏙️ Population	2.58M	626K

The cost of living in Chittagong is 83% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 9083rd and 1806th ($351 vs $2011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 64th 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 Glasgow. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6493rd and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Glasgow

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	Chittagong	Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.65	$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$89.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.75	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$6.25
☕ Cappuccino	$1.72	$4.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$110	$1168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.9	$840
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$278	$2489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$150	$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15	$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.2	$320
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.5	$39.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.83%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$3920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$394	$2776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.16	$3.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$78.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$9.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$8.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.18	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.87	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.66	$18.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.1	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.5	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$16.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.07	$80.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.98	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$20	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.8	$1078
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$842	$15092

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$287
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$367
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$478
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$309
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$295
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$430
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$303
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$678
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$289
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$305
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$264
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$347
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$661
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$350
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$337
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$345
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$378
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$337
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$328
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$333
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$336
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$338
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$329
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$327
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$327
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$404
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$331
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$330
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$332
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$408
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$294
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$280
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$360

Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1763
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1765
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1699
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1475
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1601
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1604
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1551
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1649
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1608
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1404
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1692
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2140
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1610
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1500
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1246
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1482
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1567
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1382
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1755
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$1722
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1713
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$1968
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1726
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1614
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1705
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1651
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1638
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1628
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1637
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1393
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1707
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1510
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1592
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1390
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1714
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1629
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1288