Chittagong vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chittagong	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$1864
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$875	$4287
🏠 One person rent	$97.4	$914
🏘️ Family rent	$160	$1596
🍽️ Food expenses	$173	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.3	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$208	$3974
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	47	46
😀 Quality of life	54	92
🏙️ Population	2.58M	675K

The cost of living in Chittagong is 81% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 9065th and 2599th ($358 vs $1864) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Bangladesh and Sweden, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chittagong compared to 2.1 months in Gothenburg. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Gothenburg ranked 3rd in Sweden, while ranked 6403rd and 83rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Gothenburg

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	Chittagong	Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.27	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.7	$93.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.59	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.93	$7.79
☕ Cappuccino	$1.79	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$976
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.9	$756
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$205	$1788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$100	$1354
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.1	$76.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.2	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.6	$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.83%	3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$825	$6682
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$459	$4044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$4.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.08	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.42	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.18	$4.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.25	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$8.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.09	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.55	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.65	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.67	$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.07	$59.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.98	$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.8	$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.8	$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$31.3	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1175	$4729

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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 Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1738
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1612
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1491
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1405
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1588
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1469
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1563
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1412
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1633
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1864
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1549
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1594
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1890
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1562
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2262
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2042
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1986
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2123
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2364
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2158
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2273
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2073
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1412
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1667
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1965
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1562
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2079
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1966
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1957
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2429
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1959
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1481