Chittagong vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chittagong Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$312
$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$835
$3008
🏠 One person rent
$82.9
$809
🏘️ Family rent
$203
$1621
🍽️ Food expenses
$148
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$40.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$1018
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
45
7
😀 Quality of life
45
61
🏙️ Population
2.58M
133K

The cost of living in Chittagong is 76% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 9199th and 4342nd ($312 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 0.8 months in Male. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 6529th and 5145th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chittagong Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$0.96
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.2
$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$3.95
 Cappuccino
$1.73
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.29
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.9
$851
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$48.6
$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$1573
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$148
$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.9
$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.5
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$98.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.48%
13.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$2675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$388
$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.33
$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.88
$17.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.13
$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.86
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.1
$8.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$7.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.12
$5.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.68
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.2
$80.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$8.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.98
$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2
$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$44.4
$170
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$938
$3225

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$353
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$356
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$360
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$360
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$343
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$351
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$391
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$342
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$335
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$340
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$343
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$344
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$336
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$332
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$334
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$338
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$1515
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$370
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$331
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$289
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$250
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$280
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$316
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$394
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$368
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$306
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$549
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$636
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$298
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$492
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$484
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$437
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$428
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$499
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$287
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$355
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$350
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$334
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$340
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$435
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$304
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$561
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$306
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$338
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$324
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$289
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$325
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$330
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$433
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$534
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$298
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$578
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$310
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$378
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$346
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$352