Chittagong vs Khulna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chittagong	Khulna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$301
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$882	$724
🏠 One person rent	$93	$85.2
🏘️ Family rent	$155	$131
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$154
🚐 Transport expenses	$46	$26.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$182	$147
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	57 km
🎓 Higher education	45	39
😀 Quality of life	50	47
🏙️ Population	2.58M	929K

The cost of living in Chittagong is 19% more expensive than in Khulna. Cities ranked 9061st and 9202nd ($358 vs $301) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th in Bangladesh.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Chittagong compared to 0.5 months in Khulna. Ranked 2nd vs 3rd best cities to live in Bangladesh, and 6631st vs 6845th 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	$2.08	$1.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$7.42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.62	$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.82	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$0.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$59.2
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$53.3	$38
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$213	$108
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$96.2	$68
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	9.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$728	$635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$421	$311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$8.31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.71	$1.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$0.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$1.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$9.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$0.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$8.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.11	$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.58	$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.33	$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$9.26
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.96	$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.2	$32.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$27	$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1379	$1374

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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 Khulna

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Jessore	$300
85 km or 53 mi	Barisal	$312
108 km or 67 mi	Rajarhat	$328
114 km or 71 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
116 km or 72 mi	Naihati	$313
116 km or 72 mi	Bhatpara	$320
117 km or 73 mi	North Dumdum	$320
119 km or 74 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
119 km or 74 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
120 km or 74 mi	Chandannagar	$313
120 km or 75 mi	South Dumdum	$327
122 km or 76 mi	Barrackpore	$315
122 km or 76 mi	Panihati	$324
122 km or 76 mi	Kamarhati	$320
123 km or 76 mi	Baranagar	$318
124 km or 77 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
124 km or 77 mi	Uttarpara	$312
124 km or 77 mi	Serampore	$315
124 km or 77 mi	Shantipur	$286
125 km or 78 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
125 km or 78 mi	Bally	$318
128 km or 80 mi	Kolkata	$366
130 km or 81 mi	Howrah	$323
130 km or 81 mi	Barasat	$333
132 km or 82 mi	Narayanganj	$348
132 km or 82 mi	Dhaka	$464
153 km or 95 mi	Uluberia	$324
159 km or 99 mi	Maheshtala	$344
169 km or 105 mi	Narsingdi	$352
176 km or 110 mi	Haldia	$376
181 km or 112 mi	Bardhaman	$302
195 km or 121 mi	Berhampore	$294
198 km or 123 mi	Rajshahi	$274
203 km or 126 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
209 km or 130 mi	Agartala	$362
227 km or 141 mi	Bogra	$287
231 km or 144 mi	Midnapore	$287
232 km or 144 mi	Mymensingh	$282
235 km or 146 mi	Kharagpur	$277
239 km or 149 mi	Chittagong	$358