Chittagong vs Gold Coast - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chittagong	Gold Coast
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$882	$5159
🏠 One person rent	$93	$1480
🏘️ Family rent	$155	$2387
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$46	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$182	$3044
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	45	49
😀 Quality of life	50	89
🏙️ Population	2.58M	608K

The cost of living in Chittagong is 84% less expensive than in Gold Coast. Cities ranked 9061st and 1270th ($358 vs $2297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Bangladesh and Australia, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Chittagong compared to 1.3 months in Gold Coast. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Gold Coast ranked 7th in Australia, while ranked 6631st and 255th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Gold Coast

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	Chittagong	Gold Coast
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.08	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$97.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.62	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.82	$6.47
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$1640
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$53.3	$1199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$213	$2559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$96.2	$2014
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$728	$8866
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$421	$4115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$2.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$51.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.71	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$2.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$4.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$7.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$8.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$6.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$24.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.11	$4.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.58	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.33	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.96	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.2	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$27	$2150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1379	$7100

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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 Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2065
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1662
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1798
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1710
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1184
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1503
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1839
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1747
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2181
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$1888
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1599
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2640
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2292
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1568
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1364
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1580
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1678
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2019
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1667
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1683
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1662
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1771
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1362
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1813
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1768
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1725
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1706
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2308
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1681
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1736