Chittagong vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chittagong	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$312	$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$835	$5694
🏠 One person rent	$82.9	$1344
🏘️ Family rent	$203	$2215
🍽️ Food expenses	$148	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$199	$4357
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	45	100
😀 Quality of life	45	100
🏙️ Population	2.58M	5.03M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 87% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 9199th and 923rd ($312 vs $2397) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in Bangladesh and Australia, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chittagong compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 6529th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Melbourne

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	Chittagong	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$0.96	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$84.9	$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$48.6	$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$249	$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$148	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.9	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.5	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$687	$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.17	$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.33	$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.88	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.1	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.12	$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.68	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.2	$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.19	$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.98	$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.4	$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$41	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$44.4	$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$938	$21306

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$325
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$295
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$380
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$461
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$301
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$271
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$428
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$339
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$593
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$290
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$296
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$256
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$353
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$588
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$356
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$343
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$351
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$391
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$342
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$335
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$340
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$343
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$344
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$336
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$335
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$334
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$408
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$338
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$336
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$338
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$390
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$307
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$282
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$366

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1758
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1757
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1876
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1822
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1795
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1799
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1805
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1892
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1357
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1397
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1829
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1717
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1900
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1746
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1798
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2393
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1816
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1748
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2265
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1500
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1674
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1532
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2246
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1732
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1815
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2472
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1997
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2801
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2286
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1833
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1289
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913