Chittagong vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chittagong	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$1311
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$875	$2822
🏠 One person rent	$97.4	$805
🏘️ Family rent	$160	$1397
🍽️ Food expenses	$173	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.3	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$208	$866
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	47	8
😀 Quality of life	54	64
🏙️ Population	2.58M	133K

The cost of living in Chittagong is 73% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 9065th and 4552nd ($358 vs $1311) 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 0.7 months in Male. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 6403rd and 5347th 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	$2.27	$6.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.7	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.59	$9.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.93	$4.66
☕ Cappuccino	$1.79	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.9	$620
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$205	$1472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$100	$1144
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.1	$74.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.2	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.6	$72.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.83%	14.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$825	$2247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$459	$1903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.08	$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.42	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.18	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.25	$7.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$9.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$3.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.09	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.55	$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.65	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.67	$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.07	$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.98	$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.8	$41
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.8	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$31.3	$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1175	$3300

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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	$314
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$355
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$448
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$351
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$350
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$481
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$296
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$571
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$314
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$327
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$287
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$336
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$528
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$338
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$325
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$338
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$341
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$330
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$335
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$362
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$330
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$321
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$326
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$329
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$331
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$323
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$320
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$321
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$320
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$364
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$326
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$324
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$275
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$330
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$344
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$290
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$293
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$349

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1379
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$348
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$303
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$251
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$269
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$299
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$387
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$350
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$293
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$609
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$676
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$349
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$518
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$487
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$414
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$499
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$271
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$348
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$316
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$299
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$331
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$447
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$320
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$554
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$344
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$285
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$303
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$285
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$349
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$297
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$389
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$544
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$273
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$523
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$332
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$335
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327