Chittagong vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chittagong	Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$362	$374
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$956	$1053
🏠 One person rent	$105	$123
🏘️ Family rent	$255	$316
🍽️ Food expenses	$164	$142
🚐 Transport expenses	$49	$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$259	$459
😷 Air quality	Bad	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	45	62
😀 Quality of life	49	55
🏙️ Population	2.58M	3.38M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 3% less expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 9049th and 9021st ($362 vs $374) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 68th in Bangladesh and India, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chittagong compared to 1.2 months in Lucknow. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Lucknow ranked 18th in India, while ranked 6319th and 5989th 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	$1.27	$2.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.02	$8.44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.34	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$1.74	$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.24	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$50	$73.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$236	$335
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.9	$33.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$50.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.4	$7.06
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.94%	9.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$735	$1474
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$406	$539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.11	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.79	$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$3.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$5.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.25	$0.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$0.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$5.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.75	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.21	$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.83	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.1	$25.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.42	$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.17	$2.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$14.4	$30.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$47.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$49.3	$80.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1027	$3600

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$389
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$324
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$387
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$520
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$446
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$303
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$456
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$342
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$656
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$310
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$312
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$290
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$356
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$669
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$357
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$348
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$355
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$395
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$347
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$338
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$346
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$349
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$351
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$341
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$339
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$342
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$399
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$346
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$343
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$354
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$360
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$304
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$315
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$367

Cities near Lucknow

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Kanpur	$301
180 km or 112 mi	Allahabad	$471
207 km or 129 mi	Dhangadhi	$414
213 km or 132 mi	Jaunpur	$329
226 km or 141 mi	Bareilly	$342
238 km or 148 mi	Bheemdatta	$400
243 km or 151 mi	Gorakhpur	$310
249 km or 155 mi	Mirzapur	$363
267 km or 166 mi	Varanasi	$306
283 km or 176 mi	Gwalior	$433
284 km or 176 mi	Jhansi	$435
292 km or 182 mi	Agra	$361
299 km or 186 mi	Satna	$311
305 km or 189 mi	Sambhal	$337
306 km or 190 mi	Aligarh	$288
311 km or 193 mi	Moradabad	$352
331 km or 205 mi	Mathura	$296
336 km or 209 mi	Pokhara	$386
389 km or 242 mi	Birgunj	$345
398 km or 247 mi	Meerut	$362
399 km or 248 mi	Faridabad	$408
402 km or 250 mi	Ghaziabad	$423
405 km or 252 mi	Noida	$458
409 km or 254 mi	Hetauda	$390
419 km or 260 mi	Delhi	$484
422 km or 262 mi	Jabalpur	$284
425 km or 264 mi	Gurgaon	$522
436 km or 271 mi	Alwar	$321
440 km or 274 mi	Patna	$335
443 km or 276 mi	Lalitpur	$355
445 km or 276 mi	Rishikesh	$379
447 km or 278 mi	Kathmandu	$455
454 km or 282 mi	Sonipat	$371
456 km or 284 mi	Muzaffarpur	$272
469 km or 292 mi	Gaya	$291
480 km or 298 mi	Dehradun	$374
480 km or 298 mi	Saharanpur	$255
486 km or 302 mi	Vidisha	$316
487 km or 303 mi	Rohtak	$343
494 km or 307 mi	Janakpur	$337