Chittagong vs Gold Coast - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chittagong	Gold Coast
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$2530
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$884	$5679
🏠 One person rent	$97.6	$1644
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$2706
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$638
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.8	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$4225
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	47	49
😀 Quality of life	56	93
🏙️ Population	3.23M	608K

The cost of living in Chittagong is 86% less expensive than in Gold Coast. Cities ranked 9042nd and 852nd ($358 vs $2530) 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 0.8 months in Chittagong compared to 1.7 months in Gold Coast. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Gold Coast ranked 5th in Australia, while ranked 6271st and 68th 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	$2.04	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.3	$106
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.32	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$7.74
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$2097
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.4	$1297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$208	$2832
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$102	$2351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.5	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$54.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.42%	5.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$799	$8667
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$465	$5294
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.06	$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.38	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.62	$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.18	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$9.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$3.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.83	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.77	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$5.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$25.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.09	$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.5	$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.95	$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$41.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.65	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.08	$56.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.94	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.7	$77.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.9	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.3	$2112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1349	$9318

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$321
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$321
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$342
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$435
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$348
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$357
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$478
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$287
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$583
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$326
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$327
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$278
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$327
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$534
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$328
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$318
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$331
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$333
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$321
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$326
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$365
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$319
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$313
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$318
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$321
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$324
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$314
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$311
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$311
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$313
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$362
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$319
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$315
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$321
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$336
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$285
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$297
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$339

Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2323
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1825
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1992
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1863
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1273
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1643
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1995
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1855
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2354
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$2040
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1709
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2844
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2481
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1701
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1460
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1695
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1795
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2258
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1825
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$2015
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1905
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1915
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1913