Chittagong vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chittagong	Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$351	$366
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$905	$985
🏠 One person rent	$98.3	$116
🏘️ Family rent	$215	$277
🍽️ Food expenses	$172	$144
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.6	$64.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$441
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	45	62
😀 Quality of life	46	52
🏙️ Population	2.58M	3.38M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 4% less expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 9083rd and 9042nd ($351 vs $366) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 56th 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 1.2 months in Lucknow. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Lucknow ranked 24th in India, while ranked 6493rd and 6090th 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	$1.65	$2.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.75	$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$1.74
☕ Cappuccino	$1.72	$1.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$110	$126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.9	$71.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$278	$323
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$150	$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15	$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.2	$41
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.5	$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.83%	8.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$1250
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$394	$722
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.16	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$4.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$3.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$4.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.18	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.87	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.66	$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.1	$1.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.5	$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.07	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.98	$2.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$20	$26.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$42
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.8	$60.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$842	$1654

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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 Lucknow

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Kanpur	$315
180 km or 112 mi	Allahabad	$314
207 km or 129 mi	Dhangadhi	$384
213 km or 132 mi	Jaunpur	$297
226 km or 141 mi	Bareilly	$288
238 km or 148 mi	Bheemdatta	$370
243 km or 151 mi	Gorakhpur	$300
249 km or 155 mi	Mirzapur	$329
267 km or 166 mi	Varanasi	$308
283 km or 176 mi	Gwalior	$328
284 km or 176 mi	Jhansi	$368
292 km or 182 mi	Agra	$353
299 km or 186 mi	Satna	$296
305 km or 189 mi	Sambhal	$307
306 km or 190 mi	Aligarh	$283
311 km or 193 mi	Moradabad	$309
331 km or 205 mi	Mathura	$292
336 km or 209 mi	Pokhara	$391
389 km or 242 mi	Birgunj	$321
398 km or 247 mi	Meerut	$342
399 km or 248 mi	Faridabad	$368
402 km or 250 mi	Ghaziabad	$386
405 km or 252 mi	Noida	$425
409 km or 254 mi	Hetauda	$294
419 km or 260 mi	Delhi	$510
422 km or 262 mi	Jabalpur	$278
425 km or 264 mi	Gurgaon	$536
436 km or 271 mi	Alwar	$289
440 km or 274 mi	Patna	$316
443 km or 276 mi	Lalitpur	$341
445 km or 276 mi	Rishikesh	$349
447 km or 278 mi	Kathmandu	$419
454 km or 282 mi	Sonipat	$274
456 km or 284 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
469 km or 292 mi	Gaya	$299
480 km or 298 mi	Dehradun	$372
480 km or 298 mi	Saharanpur	$283
486 km or 302 mi	Vidisha	$331
487 km or 303 mi	Rohtak	$265
494 km or 307 mi	Janakpur	$292