Chittagong vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chittagong	Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$351	$419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$905	$1077
🏠 One person rent	$98.3	$131
🏘️ Family rent	$215	$240
🍽️ Food expenses	$172	$181
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.6	$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$238
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	45	28
😀 Quality of life	46	46
🏙️ Population	2.58M	846K

The cost of living in Chittagong is 16% less expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 9083rd and 8918th ($351 vs $419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Bangladesh and Nepal, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chittagong compared to 0.6 months in Kathmandu. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 6493rd and 6495th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Kathmandu

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	Chittagong	Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.65	$1.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.75	$6.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$2.57
☕ Cappuccino	$1.72	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$110	$162
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.9	$84.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$278	$296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$150	$173
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.2	$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.5	$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.83%	12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$2191
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$394	$1059
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.16	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$5.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.18	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.87	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$7.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.66	$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.1	$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.5	$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$3.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.07	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.98	$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$20	$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.8	$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$842	$3409

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$287
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$367
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$478
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$309
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$295
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$430
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$303
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$678
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$289
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$305
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$264
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$347
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$661
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$350
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$337
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$345
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$378
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$337
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$328
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$333
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$336
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$338
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$329
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$327
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$327
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$404
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$331
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$330
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$332
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$408
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$294
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$280
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$360

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Lalitpur	$341
47 km or 29 mi	Hetauda	$294
94 km or 58 mi	Birgunj	$321
124 km or 77 mi	Janakpur	$292
146 km or 91 mi	Pokhara	$391
183 km or 114 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
222 km or 138 mi	Gorakhpur	$300
234 km or 145 mi	Biratnagar	$323
235 km or 146 mi	Patna	$316
238 km or 148 mi	Saharsa	$292
261 km or 162 mi	Damak	$317
300 km or 186 mi	Purnia	$300
320 km or 199 mi	Bhagalpur	$282
322 km or 200 mi	Siliguri	$312
332 km or 206 mi	Gaya	$299
346 km or 215 mi	Jaunpur	$297
355 km or 220 mi	Varanasi	$308
359 km or 223 mi	Raiganj	$309
384 km or 239 mi	Shigatse	$900
398 km or 247 mi	Mirzapur	$329
400 km or 249 mi	Paro	$459
410 km or 255 mi	Malda	$308
411 km or 256 mi	Saidpur	$296
421 km or 262 mi	Thimphu	$422
431 km or 268 mi	Allahabad	$314
438 km or 272 mi	Balurghat	$307
443 km or 275 mi	Rangpur	$296
447 km or 278 mi	Lucknow	$366
449 km or 279 mi	Dhanbad	$293
468 km or 291 mi	Kulti	$300
476 km or 296 mi	Asansol	$299
479 km or 298 mi	Dhangadhi	$384
485 km or 301 mi	Ranchi	$375
493 km or 306 mi	Rajshahi	$274
495 km or 307 mi	Berhampore	$304
503 km or 313 mi	Durgapur	$292
510 km or 317 mi	Bheemdatta	$370
510 km or 317 mi	Bogra	$280
517 km or 321 mi	Kanpur	$315
553 km or 344 mi	Jamshedpur	$361