Chittagong vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chittagong	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$882	$3260
🏠 One person rent	$93	$675
🏘️ Family rent	$155	$1155
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$361
🚐 Transport expenses	$46	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$182	$958
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	45	95
😀 Quality of life	50	78
🏙️ Population	2.58M	15.7M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 72% less expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 9061st and 4522nd ($358 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Bangladesh and Turkey, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Chittagong compared to 0.7 months in Istanbul. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 6631st and 1015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Istanbul

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	Chittagong	Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.08	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$51.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.62	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.82	$3.98
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$864
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$53.3	$552
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$213	$1568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$96.2	$944
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14	$47.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	46.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$728	$2833
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$421	$1376
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$47.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.71	$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$8.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.11	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.58	$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.33	$8.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$61.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.96	$9.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.2	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$27	$1043
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1379	$18637

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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 Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$679
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$659
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$819
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$835
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$985
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$725
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$915
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$852
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$679
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$724
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$787
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$562
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$547
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$686
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$837
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$691
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$574
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$704
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$695
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$777
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$821
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$612
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$848
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$1151
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$655
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$732
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$697
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$1039
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1006
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$618
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$699
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$591
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$725
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$745
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$760
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$1067
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$1013