Chittagong vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chittagong	Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$326
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$884	$789
🏠 One person rent	$97.6	$113
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$190
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$132
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.8	$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$257
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	47	63
😀 Quality of life	56	59
🏙️ Population	3.23M	3.38M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 10% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 9042nd and 9120th ($358 vs $326) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 85th in Bangladesh and India, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Chittagong compared to 0.8 months in Lucknow. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Lucknow ranked 18th in India, while ranked 6271st and 5952nd 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	$2.04	$1.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.3	$10.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.32	$3.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$116
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.4	$64.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$208	$213
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$102	$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.5	$30.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$46.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$7.51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.42%	8.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$799	$1173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$465	$530
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.06	$7.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.38	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.62	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$0.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.18	$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$3.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$5.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.83	$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.77	$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.09	$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.5	$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.95	$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$14.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.65	$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.08	$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.94	$2.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.7	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.9	$38.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.3	$39.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1349	$975

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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 Lucknow

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Kanpur	$308
180 km or 112 mi	Allahabad	$291
207 km or 129 mi	Dhangadhi	$348
213 km or 132 mi	Jaunpur	$266
226 km or 141 mi	Bareilly	$271
238 km or 148 mi	Bheemdatta	$330
243 km or 151 mi	Gorakhpur	$295
249 km or 155 mi	Mirzapur	$264
267 km or 166 mi	Varanasi	$255
283 km or 176 mi	Gwalior	$339
284 km or 176 mi	Jhansi	$299
292 km or 182 mi	Agra	$352
299 km or 186 mi	Satna	$291
305 km or 189 mi	Sambhal	$284
306 km or 190 mi	Aligarh	$286
311 km or 193 mi	Moradabad	$273
331 km or 205 mi	Mathura	$276
336 km or 209 mi	Pokhara	$386
389 km or 242 mi	Birgunj	$317
398 km or 247 mi	Meerut	$335
399 km or 248 mi	Faridabad	$344
402 km or 250 mi	Ghaziabad	$368
405 km or 252 mi	Noida	$404
409 km or 254 mi	Hetauda	$288
419 km or 260 mi	Delhi	$479
422 km or 262 mi	Jabalpur	$270
425 km or 264 mi	Gurgaon	$509
436 km or 271 mi	Alwar	$245
440 km or 274 mi	Patna	$293
443 km or 276 mi	Lalitpur	$336
445 km or 276 mi	Rishikesh	$369
447 km or 278 mi	Kathmandu	$424
454 km or 282 mi	Sonipat	$256
456 km or 284 mi	Muzaffarpur	$263
469 km or 292 mi	Gaya	$274
480 km or 298 mi	Dehradun	$395
480 km or 298 mi	Saharanpur	$270
486 km or 302 mi	Vidisha	$309
487 km or 303 mi	Rohtak	$239
494 km or 307 mi	Janakpur	$287