Chittagong vs Helsinki - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chittagong	Helsinki
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$1970
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$884	$4714
🏠 One person rent	$97.6	$972
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$1705
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.8	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$3225
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	47	80
😀 Quality of life	56	94
🏙️ Population	3.23M	694K

The cost of living in Chittagong is 82% less expensive than in Helsinki. Cities ranked 9042nd and 2107th ($358 vs $1970) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Bangladesh and Finland, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Finland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Chittagong compared to 1.6 months in Helsinki. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Helsinki ranked 1st in Finland, while ranked 6271st and 47th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Helsinki

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	Chittagong	Helsinki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.04	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.3	$86.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.32	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$9.24
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$1088
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.4	$830
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$208	$2011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$102	$1470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.5	$66.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.42%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$799	$9998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$465	$4513
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$3.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.06	$83.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.38	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.62	$2.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.18	$4.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$23.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.83	$3.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.77	$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$3.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.09	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.5	$3.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.95	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.65	$19.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.08	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.94	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.7	$97.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.9	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.3	$487
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1349	$13162

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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 Helsinki

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Vantaa	$1843
16 km or 9.7 mi	Espoo	$1974
26 km or 16 mi	Tuusula	$1698
27 km or 17 mi	Kerava	$1673
29 km or 18 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
33 km or 21 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1644
34 km or 21 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1759
47 km or 29 mi	Porvoo	$1521
49 km or 30 mi	Lohja	$1391
51 km or 32 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1531
63 km or 39 mi	Riihimaki	$1419
78 km or 48 mi	Maardu	$1455
83 km or 51 mi	Tallinn	$1594
86 km or 53 mi	Raseborg	$1597
96 km or 59 mi	Hameenlinna	$1436
98 km or 61 mi	Lahti	$1533
102 km or 63 mi	Salo	$1535
115 km or 72 mi	Kotka	$1478
122 km or 76 mi	Rakvere	$1085
124 km or 77 mi	Kouvola	$1383
131 km or 81 mi	Valkeakoski	$1578
132 km or 82 mi	Hamina	$1490
143 km or 89 mi	Kaarina	$1529
150 km or 93 mi	Turku	$1560
156 km or 97 mi	Raisio	$1531
157 km or 98 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
160 km or 100 mi	Tampere	$1407
164 km or 102 mi	Nokia	$1439
169 km or 105 mi	Ylojarvi	$1424
170 km or 106 mi	Sastamala	$1482
181 km or 113 mi	Sillamae	$1079
188 km or 117 mi	Jamsa	$1492
201 km or 125 mi	Parnu	$1179
203 km or 126 mi	Lappeenranta	$1448
203 km or 126 mi	Narva	$1081
205 km or 127 mi	Viljandi	$1054
210 km or 131 mi	Mikkeli	$1445
214 km or 133 mi	Rauma	$1370
224 km or 139 mi	Pori	$1416
224 km or 139 mi	Tartu	$1220