Chittagong vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chittagong	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$362	$500
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$956	$1369
🏠 One person rent	$105	$200
🏘️ Family rent	$255	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$164	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$49	$39.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$259	$269
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	45	52
😀 Quality of life	49	45
🏙️ Population	2.58M	2.11M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 28% less expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 9049th and 8502nd ($362 vs $500) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 35th in Bangladesh and Indonesia, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chittagong compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 6319th and 6617th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Medan

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	Chittagong	Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.27	$2.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.02	$11.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.34	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$1.74	$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.24	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$50	$115
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$236	$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$296
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.9	$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.4	$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.94%	11.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$735	$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$406	$636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.11	$6.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.79	$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$8.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.25	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.75	$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.21	$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.83	$2.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.1	$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.42	$3.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.17	$2.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$14.4	$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$49.3	$63.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1027	$11223

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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 Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$483
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$472
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$443
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$638
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$566
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$578
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$550
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$544
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$587
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$553
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$650
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$496
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$582
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$453
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$480
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$487
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$545
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$554
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$520
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$403
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$602
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$697
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$611
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$870
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$653
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$739
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$482
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465