Chittagong vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chittagong	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$884	$1141
🏠 One person rent	$97.6	$189
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$310
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$170
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.8	$32.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$216
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	47	55
😀 Quality of life	56	47
🏙️ Population	3.23M	2.11M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 21% less expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 9042nd and 8852nd ($358 vs $453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 44th in Bangladesh and Indonesia, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Chittagong compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Medan ranked 15th in Indonesia, while ranked 6271st and 6943rd 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	$2.04	$1.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.3	$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.32	$3.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$2.01
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.4	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$208	$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$102	$196
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.5	$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.42%	9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$799	$1152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$465	$558
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.06	$6.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.38	$2.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.62	$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.18	$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$0.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.83	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.77	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.09	$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.5	$2.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.95	$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$17.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.65	$3.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.08	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.94	$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.7	$47.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.9	$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.3	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1349	$7769

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$321
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$321
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$342
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$435
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$348
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$357
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$478
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$287
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$583
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$326
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$327
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$278
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$327
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$534
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$328
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$318
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$331
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$333
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$321
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$326
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$365
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$319
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$313
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$318
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$321
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$324
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$314
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$311
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$311
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$313
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$362
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$319
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$315
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$321
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$336
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$285
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$297
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$339

Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$449
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$449
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$459
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$439
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$470
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$429
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$678
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$555
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$530
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$762
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$720
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$677
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$527
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$743
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$747
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$616
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$741
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$545
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$798
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$783
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$992
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$654
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$610
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$592
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$617
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$488
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$588
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$707
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$806
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$466
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$759
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$1010
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$784
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$836
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$737
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$576
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550