Chittagong vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chittagong	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$884	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$97.6	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.8	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$4482
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	47	99
😀 Quality of life	56	93
🏙️ Population	3.23M	3.9M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 90% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 9042nd and 62nd ($358 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 47th in Bangladesh and the United States, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Chittagong compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 6271st and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Los Angeles

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	Chittagong	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.04	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.3	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.32	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.4	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$208	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$102	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.5	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.42%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$799	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$465	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.06	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.38	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.62	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.18	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.83	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.77	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.09	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.5	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.95	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.65	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.08	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.94	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.7	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.9	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.3	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1349	$23685

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$321
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$321
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$342
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$435
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$348
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$357
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$478
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$287
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$583
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$326
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$327
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$278
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$327
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$534
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$328
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$318
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$331
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$333
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$321
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$326
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$365
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$319
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$313
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$318
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$321
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$324
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$314
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$311
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$311
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$313
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$362
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$319
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$315
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$321
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$336
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$285
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$297
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$339

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000