Chittagong vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chittagong	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$362	$1284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$956	$2919
🏠 One person rent	$105	$835
🏘️ Family rent	$255	$1638
🍽️ Food expenses	$164	$324
🚐 Transport expenses	$49	$35.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$259	$1041
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	45	7
😀 Quality of life	49	63
🏙️ Population	2.58M	133K

The cost of living in Chittagong is 72% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 9049th and 4218th ($362 vs $1284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Bangladesh and Maldives, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 6319th and 4858th 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	$1.27	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.02	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.34	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$1.74	$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.24	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$843
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$50	$595
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$236	$1667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$1337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.9	$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.4	$106
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.94%	13.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$735	$2469
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$406	$1990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.11	$21.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.79	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$9.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$7.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.25	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.75	$7.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.21	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.83	$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.1	$73.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.42	$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.17	$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$14.4	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$49.3	$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1027	$3438

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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 Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1207
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$347
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$295
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$255
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$284
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$348
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$391
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$358
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$304
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$507
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$582
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$302
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$462
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$345
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$406
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$465
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$469
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$325
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$309
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$391
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$341
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$358
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$409
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$337
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$533
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$327
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$319
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$357
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$321
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$328
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$424
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$523
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$379
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$585
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$326
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$399
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$417
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$339