Chittagong vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chittagong	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$312	$757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$835	$2071
🏠 One person rent	$82.9	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$203	$908
🍽️ Food expenses	$148	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$199	$582
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	45	77
😀 Quality of life	45	63
🏙️ Population	2.58M	10.6M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 59% less expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 9199th and 6641st ($312 vs $757) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in Bangladesh and Indonesia, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chittagong compared to 0.8 months in Jakarta. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 6529th and 4600th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Jakarta

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	Chittagong	Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$0.96	$2.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$19.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$3.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$2.8
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$84.9	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$48.6	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$249	$1262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$148	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.9	$73.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.5	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$687	$2279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$1128
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.17	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.33	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.88	$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$8.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$8.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.1	$23.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$2.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.12	$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.68	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.2	$28.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.19	$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.98	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.4	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$41	$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$44.4	$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$938	$9494

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$325
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$295
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$380
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$461
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$301
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$271
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$428
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$339
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$593
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$290
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$296
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$256
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$353
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$588
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$356
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$343
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$351
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$391
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$342
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$335
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$340
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$343
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$344
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$336
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$335
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$334
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$408
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$338
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$336
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$338
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$390
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$307
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$282
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$366

Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$577
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$541
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$419
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$605
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$553
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$524
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$596
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$522
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$530
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$571
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$378
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$551
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$438
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$517
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$512
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$508
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$506
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$550
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$447
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$441
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$420
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$434
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$507
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$530
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$487
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$470
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$499
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$512
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$427
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$558
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$388
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$495
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$518
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$458
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$459
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549