Chittagong vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Chittagong Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$362
$2154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$962
$5060
🏠 One person rent
$113
$1167
🏘️ Family rent
$275
$1817
🍽️ Food expenses
$150
$553
🚐 Transport expenses
$50
$288
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$260
$3795
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
45
100
😀 Quality of life
50
99
🏙️ Population
2.58M
4.53M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 83% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 8947th and 420th ($362 vs $2154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Bangladesh and Australia, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chittagong compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Melbourne ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6241st and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chittagong Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.67
$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.2
$61.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$7.88
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.27
$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$1199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$50.5
$956
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$265
$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$181
$1465
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.3
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.4
$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.7
$56.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.91%
4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$683
$7253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$416
$6427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$3.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.4
$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.19
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$2.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.14
$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$9.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.87
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.23
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$4.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$28.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.85
$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.1
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.6
$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.01
$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.22
$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.7
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$37.1
$1770
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$943
$19362

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$360
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$268
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$464
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$301
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$757
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$389
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$312
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$280
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$340
342 km or 213 mi Monywa
$804
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$335
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$331
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$341
350 km or 218 mi Bidhannagar
$345
351 km or 218 mi North Dumdum
$334
353 km or 219 mi South Dumdum
$339
353 km or 219 mi Imphal
$351
354 km or 220 mi Bhatpara
$340
355 km or 220 mi Naihati
$333
356 km or 221 mi Baranagar
$334
356 km or 221 mi Kamarhati
$337
356 km or 222 mi Panihati
$338
358 km or 222 mi Barrackpore
$329
358 km or 222 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$331
358 km or 222 mi Chandannagar
$329
358 km or 223 mi Uttarpara
$329
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$364
359 km or 223 mi Bally
$335
360 km or 224 mi Serampore
$331
361 km or 224 mi Krishnanagar
$333
362 km or 225 mi Howrah
$299
362 km or 225 mi Shillong
$291
362 km or 225 mi Shantipur
$329
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$324
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$1747
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$1583
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1613
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1510
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1660
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1654
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1940
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1561
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1598
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1659
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1764
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1696
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1105
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1659
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1381
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$1557
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$1175
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$1445
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$1615
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$1650
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1441
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$2217
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$1563
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$1607
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$1674
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1572
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$1540
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$1544
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$1915
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1562
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1502
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$1873
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$1719
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$2397
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$2043
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$1778
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$1651
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$1982
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$1663
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$1361