Chittagong vs Multan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chittagong	Multan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$351	$392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$905	$1005
🏠 One person rent	$98.3	$140
🏘️ Family rent	$215	$304
🍽️ Food expenses	$172	$173
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.6	$39.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$197
😷 Air quality	Bad	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	0 km
🎓 Higher education	45	29
😀 Quality of life	46	21
🏙️ Population	2.58M	1.87M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 11% less expensive than in Multan. Cities ranked 9083rd and 8975th ($351 vs $392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Bangladesh and Pakistan, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chittagong compared to 0.5 months in Multan. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Multan ranked 15th in Pakistan, while ranked 6493rd and 8811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Multan

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	Chittagong	Multan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.65	$2.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.75	$6.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$1.72	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$110	$109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.9	$67.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$278	$256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$150	$200
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15	$52.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.2	$81.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.5	$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.83%	17.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$1478
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$394	$654
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.16	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$7.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$6.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$3.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.18	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.87	$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.66	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.1	$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$1.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.5	$14.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$2.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.07	$8.01
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.98	$2.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$20	$15.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$69.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.8	$37.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$842	$1778

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$287
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$367
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$478
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$309
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$295
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$430
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$303
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$678
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$289
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$305
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$264
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$347
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$661
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$350
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$337
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$345
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$378
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$337
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$328
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$333
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$336
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$338
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$329
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$327
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$327
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$404
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$331
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$330
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$332
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$408
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$294
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$280
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$360

Cities near Multan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Khanewal	$361
77 km or 48 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
93 km or 58 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
122 km or 76 mi	Burewala	$356
147 km or 91 mi	Jhang	$292
161 km or 100 mi	Gojra	$342
197 km or 123 mi	Sahiwal	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Okara	$300
209 km or 130 mi	Faisalabad	$306
225 km or 140 mi	Chiniot	$389
241 km or 150 mi	Sargodha	$458
298 km or 185 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
299 km or 186 mi	Hafizabad	$380
305 km or 189 mi	Bikaner	$297
317 km or 197 mi	Lahore	$411
331 km or 205 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
332 km or 206 mi	Kamoke	$321
341 km or 212 mi	Gujranwala	$308
358 km or 223 mi	Jacobabad	$325
363 km or 226 mi	Amritsar	$383
365 km or 227 mi	Gujrat	$373
373 km or 232 mi	Sukkur	$339
376 km or 234 mi	Khost	$366
377 km or 234 mi	Kohat	$379
391 km or 243 mi	Sialkot	$281
394 km or 245 mi	Mirpur	$354
409 km or 254 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
417 km or 259 mi	Jalandhar	$358
418 km or 260 mi	Islamabad	$442
420 km or 261 mi	Wah	$382
423 km or 263 mi	Peshawar	$346
424 km or 263 mi	Quetta	$266
427 km or 266 mi	Larkana	$338
430 km or 267 mi	Gardez	$386
431 km or 268 mi	Jammu	$287
432 km or 268 mi	Ludhiana	$441
433 km or 269 mi	Hisar	$251
444 km or 276 mi	Jodhpur	$366
450 km or 279 mi	Mardan	$366
463 km or 288 mi	Sikar	$350