Chittagong vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chittagong	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$875	$4433
🏠 One person rent	$97.4	$992
🏘️ Family rent	$160	$1658
🍽️ Food expenses	$173	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.3	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$208	$3005
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	47	100
😀 Quality of life	54	96
🏙️ Population	2.58M	1.8M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 81% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 9065th and 2284th ($358 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 58th in Bangladesh and Canada, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chittagong compared to 1.6 months in Montreal. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 6403rd and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Montreal

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	Chittagong	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.27	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.7	$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.59	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.93	$6.46
☕ Cappuccino	$1.79	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.9	$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$205	$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$100	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.1	$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.2	$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.6	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.83%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$825	$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$459	$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.08	$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.42	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.18	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.25	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.09	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.55	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.65	$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.67	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.07	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.98	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.8	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.8	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$31.3	$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1175	$5550

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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 Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805