Chittagong vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chittagong	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$2015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$882	$4668
🏠 One person rent	$93	$1177
🏘️ Family rent	$155	$2051
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$499
🚐 Transport expenses	$46	$189
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$182	$2580
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	45	98
😀 Quality of life	50	92
🏙️ Population	2.58M	3.42M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 82% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 9061st and 1962nd ($358 vs $2015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Bangladesh and Spain, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Chittagong compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 6631st and 142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Madrid

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	Chittagong	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.08	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$62.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.62	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.82	$4.96
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$3.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$1341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$53.3	$959
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$213	$2482
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$96.2	$1691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	3.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$728	$8353
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$421	$4881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.71	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$8.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$6.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.11	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.58	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.33	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$70.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.96	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.2	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$27	$678
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1379	$12418

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$312
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$362
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$456
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$348
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$352
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$464
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$301
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$558
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$300
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$321
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$282
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$328
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$519
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$333
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$320
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$327
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$370
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$320
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$313
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$318
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$320
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$324
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$315
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$313
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$312
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$366
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$318
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$315
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$323
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$354
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$286
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$287
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$344

Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1870
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1674
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1656
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1703
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1592
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1627
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1325
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1385
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1217
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1346
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1400
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1367
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1189
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$893
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1225
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1337
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1343
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1464
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1312
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1407
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1118
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1225
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1414
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1369
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1490
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1457
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1272
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1685
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1303
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1133
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1345
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1233
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1320
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$913
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1382
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1344
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1703