Chittagong vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chittagong	Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$351	$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$905	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$98.3	$409
🏘️ Family rent	$215	$1100
🍽️ Food expenses	$172	$201
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.6	$50.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$903
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	45	82
😀 Quality of life	46	69
🏙️ Population	2.58M	15.4M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 51% less expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 9083rd and 6818th ($351 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Bangladesh and India, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chittagong compared to 1.3 months in Mumbai. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Mumbai ranked 1st in India, while ranked 6493rd and 2865th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Mumbai

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	Chittagong	Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.65	$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.75	$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$1.72	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$110	$586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.9	$315
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$278	$1749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$150	$869
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15	$30.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.2	$46.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.5	$8.78
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.83%	9.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$6631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$394	$3058
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.16	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$4.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$2.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$7.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.18	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.87	$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.66	$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.1	$1.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.5	$26.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$4.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.07	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.98	$2.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$20	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.8	$107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$842	$3007

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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 Mumbai

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Navi Mumbai	$480
27 km or 17 mi	Thane	$501
44 km or 28 mi	Bhiwandi	$362
46 km or 28 mi	Kalyan	$381
56 km or 35 mi	Vasai	$284
119 km or 74 mi	Pune	$513
152 km or 94 mi	Nashik	$333
187 km or 116 mi	Satara	$304
221 km or 137 mi	Navsari	$286
245 km or 152 mi	Surat	$771
252 km or 156 mi	Malegaon	$378
280 km or 174 mi	Aurangabad	$350
292 km or 182 mi	Kolhapur	$307
297 km or 184 mi	Sangli	$292
306 km or 190 mi	Ichalkaranji	$304
320 km or 199 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
355 km or 221 mi	Solapur	$293
365 km or 227 mi	Jalgaon	$348
373 km or 232 mi	Vadodara	$376
387 km or 240 mi	Bijapur	$340
387 km or 241 mi	Belgaum	$473
400 km or 249 mi	Latur	$397
402 km or 250 mi	Panjim	$401
409 km or 254 mi	Mormugao	$492
415 km or 258 mi	Nadiad	$382
427 km or 265 mi	Rajkot	$311
428 km or 266 mi	Margao	$430
432 km or 268 mi	Godhra	$371
449 km or 279 mi	Porbandar	$333
453 km or 281 mi	Ahmedabad	$452
457 km or 284 mi	Hubli	$359
460 km or 286 mi	Gulbarga	$250
473 km or 294 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
473 km or 294 mi	Nanded	$315
478 km or 297 mi	Akola	$295
517 km or 321 mi	Mehsana	$389
522 km or 324 mi	Indore	$367
536 km or 333 mi	Ratlam	$311
555 km or 345 mi	Nizamabad	$294
558 km or 347 mi	Amravati	$296