Chittagong vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chittagong	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$351	$1304
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$905	$3010
🏠 One person rent	$98.3	$814
🏘️ Family rent	$215	$1624
🍽️ Food expenses	$172	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.6	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$1263
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	45	7
😀 Quality of life	46	62
🏙️ Population	2.58M	133K

The cost of living in Chittagong is 73% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 9083rd and 4205th ($351 vs $1304) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Bangladesh and Maldives, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chittagong compared to 1 months in Male. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 6493rd and 4917th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Male

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	Chittagong	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.65	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.75	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$1.72	$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$110	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.9	$636
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$278	$1648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$150	$1401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.2	$96.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.5	$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.83%	11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$2651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$394	$2231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.16	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$8.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.18	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.87	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$9.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.66	$7.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.1	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.5	$73.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.07	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.98	$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$20	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.8	$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$842	$3201

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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 Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1651
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$333
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$287
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$244
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$273
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$306
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$383
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$346
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$580
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$631
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$294
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$498
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$467
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$429
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$502
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$306
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$310
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$325
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$316
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$339
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$425
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$344
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$582
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$300
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$295
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$302
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$311
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$304
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$412
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$546
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$280
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$533
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$351
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$342
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$360