Chittagong vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chittagong	Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$2121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$875	$5025
🏠 One person rent	$97.4	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$160	$2121
🍽️ Food expenses	$173	$561
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.3	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$208	$3514
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	47	93
😀 Quality of life	54	94
🏙️ Population	2.58M	626K

The cost of living in Chittagong is 83% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 9065th and 1712th ($358 vs $2121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 93rd 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 1.7 months in Glasgow. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Glasgow ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6403rd and 42nd 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	$2.27	$23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.7	$81.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.59	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.93	$6.57
☕ Cappuccino	$1.79	$4.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$1242
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.9	$896
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$205	$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$100	$1636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.1	$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.2	$322
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.6	$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.83%	4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$825	$4206
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$459	$3169
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$4.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.08	$96.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.42	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.18	$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.25	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$8.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$3.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$23.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.09	$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.55	$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.65	$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.67	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.07	$87
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.98	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.8	$129
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.8	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$31.3	$963
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1175	$20961

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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	$314
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$355
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$448
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$351
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$350
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$481
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$296
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$571
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$314
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$327
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$287
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$336
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$528
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$338
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$325
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$338
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$341
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$330
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$335
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$362
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$330
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$321
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$326
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$329
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$331
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$323
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$320
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$321
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$320
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$364
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$326
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$324
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$275
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$330
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$344
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$290
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$293
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$349

Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1902
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1906
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1854
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1652
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1568
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1645
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1852
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1707
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1862
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1784
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1588
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1782
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2331
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1821
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1656
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1490
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1585
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1655
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1771
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1496
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1892
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1954
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$2053
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1945
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$2265
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$2012
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1848
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1975
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1827
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1803
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1784
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1784
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1540
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1964
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1573
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1755
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1620
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1873
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1819
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1430