Chittagong vs Khulna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chittagong	Khulna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$351	$303
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$905	$792
🏠 One person rent	$98.3	$81.8
🏘️ Family rent	$215	$174
🍽️ Food expenses	$172	$151
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.6	$29.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$192
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	57 km
🎓 Higher education	45	38
😀 Quality of life	46	43
🏙️ Population	2.58M	929K

The cost of living in Chittagong is 16% more expensive than in Khulna. Cities ranked 9083rd and 9203rd ($351 vs $303) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Bangladesh.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chittagong compared to 0.6 months in Khulna. Ranked 2nd vs 3rd best cities to live in Bangladesh, and 6493rd vs 6683rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Khulna

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	Chittagong	Khulna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.65	$1.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$7.42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.75	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$1.72	$0.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$0.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$110	$57.3
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.9	$36.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$278	$166
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$150	$110
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15	$21.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.2	$33.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.5	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.83%	7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$394	$244
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.16	$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$8.17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$2.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$5.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.18	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.87	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$1.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.66	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.1	$1.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$0.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.5	$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.07	$9.24
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.98	$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$20	$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$53.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.8	$25.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$842	$1380

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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 Khulna

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Jessore	$289
85 km or 53 mi	Barisal	$287
108 km or 67 mi	Rajarhat	$347
114 km or 71 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
116 km or 72 mi	Naihati	$328
116 km or 72 mi	Bhatpara	$337
117 km or 73 mi	North Dumdum	$337
119 km or 74 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
119 km or 74 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
120 km or 74 mi	Chandannagar	$327
120 km or 75 mi	South Dumdum	$345
122 km or 76 mi	Barrackpore	$329
122 km or 76 mi	Panihati	$338
122 km or 76 mi	Kamarhati	$336
123 km or 76 mi	Baranagar	$333
124 km or 77 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
124 km or 77 mi	Uttarpara	$327
124 km or 77 mi	Serampore	$330
124 km or 77 mi	Shantipur	$294
125 km or 78 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
125 km or 78 mi	Bally	$331
128 km or 80 mi	Kolkata	$404
130 km or 81 mi	Howrah	$332
130 km or 81 mi	Barasat	$350
132 km or 82 mi	Narayanganj	$309
132 km or 82 mi	Dhaka	$430
153 km or 95 mi	Uluberia	$341
159 km or 99 mi	Maheshtala	$360
169 km or 105 mi	Narsingdi	$295
176 km or 110 mi	Haldia	$394
181 km or 112 mi	Bardhaman	$314
195 km or 121 mi	Berhampore	$304
198 km or 123 mi	Rajshahi	$274
203 km or 126 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
209 km or 130 mi	Agartala	$367
227 km or 141 mi	Bogra	$280
231 km or 144 mi	Midnapore	$292
232 km or 144 mi	Mymensingh	$264
235 km or 146 mi	Kharagpur	$283
239 km or 149 mi	Chittagong	$351