Chittagong vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chittagong	Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$312	$393
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$835	$1061
🏠 One person rent	$82.9	$131
🏘️ Family rent	$203	$314
🍽️ Food expenses	$148	$146
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$199	$419
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	45	62
😀 Quality of life	45	51
🏙️ Population	2.58M	3.38M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 21% less expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 9199th and 8996th ($312 vs $393) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 43rd in Bangladesh and India, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chittagong compared to 1.1 months in Lucknow. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Lucknow ranked 26th in India, while ranked 6529th and 6126th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Lucknow

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	Chittagong	Lucknow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$0.96	$2.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$84.9	$139
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$48.6	$82.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$249	$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$148	$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.9	$30.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.5	$47.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$6.39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$687	$1781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$851
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.17	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.33	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.88	$4.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$3.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$4.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.1	$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.12	$2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.68	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.2	$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.19	$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.98	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2	$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.4	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$41	$51.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$44.4	$65.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$938	$1788

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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 Lucknow

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Kanpur	$329
180 km or 112 mi	Allahabad	$461
207 km or 129 mi	Dhangadhi	$396
213 km or 132 mi	Jaunpur	$331
226 km or 141 mi	Bareilly	$299
238 km or 148 mi	Bheemdatta	$379
243 km or 151 mi	Gorakhpur	$306
249 km or 155 mi	Mirzapur	$365
267 km or 166 mi	Varanasi	$316
283 km or 176 mi	Gwalior	$339
284 km or 176 mi	Jhansi	$373
292 km or 182 mi	Agra	$360
299 km or 186 mi	Satna	$306
305 km or 189 mi	Sambhal	$319
306 km or 190 mi	Aligarh	$288
311 km or 193 mi	Moradabad	$325
331 km or 205 mi	Mathura	$292
336 km or 209 mi	Pokhara	$377
389 km or 242 mi	Birgunj	$335
398 km or 247 mi	Meerut	$351
399 km or 248 mi	Faridabad	$383
402 km or 250 mi	Ghaziabad	$391
405 km or 252 mi	Noida	$445
409 km or 254 mi	Hetauda	$311
419 km or 260 mi	Delhi	$505
422 km or 262 mi	Jabalpur	$285
425 km or 264 mi	Gurgaon	$533
436 km or 271 mi	Alwar	$303
440 km or 274 mi	Patna	$356
443 km or 276 mi	Lalitpur	$350
445 km or 276 mi	Rishikesh	$371
447 km or 278 mi	Kathmandu	$443
454 km or 282 mi	Sonipat	$275
456 km or 284 mi	Muzaffarpur	$294
469 km or 292 mi	Gaya	$337
480 km or 298 mi	Dehradun	$375
480 km or 298 mi	Saharanpur	$284
486 km or 302 mi	Vidisha	$337
487 km or 303 mi	Rohtak	$280
494 km or 307 mi	Janakpur	$321