Chittagong vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chittagong	Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$882	$1598
🏠 One person rent	$93	$401
🏘️ Family rent	$155	$711
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$46	$50.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$182	$222
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	45	83
😀 Quality of life	50	67
🏙️ Population	2.58M	15.4M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 49% less expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 9061st and 7064th ($358 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Bangladesh and India, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Chittagong compared to 0.3 months in Mumbai. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Mumbai ranked 3rd in India, while ranked 6631st and 4805th 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	$2.08	$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.62	$4.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.82	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$566
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$53.3	$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$213	$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$96.2	$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$50.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$9.23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	9.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$728	$6851
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$421	$3041
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$5.09
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.71	$3.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$6.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.11	$0.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.58	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.33	$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.96	$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.2	$53.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$27	$121
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1379	$3820

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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	$312
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$362
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$456
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$348
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$352
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$464
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$301
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$558
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$300
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$321
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$282
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$328
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$519
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$333
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$320
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$327
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$370
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$320
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$313
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$318
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$320
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$324
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$315
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$313
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$312
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$366
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$318
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$315
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$323
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$354
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$286
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$287
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$344

Cities near Mumbai

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Navi Mumbai	$503
27 km or 17 mi	Thane	$487
44 km or 28 mi	Bhiwandi	$363
46 km or 28 mi	Kalyan	$399
56 km or 35 mi	Vasai	$267
119 km or 74 mi	Pune	$517
152 km or 94 mi	Nashik	$350
187 km or 116 mi	Satara	$273
221 km or 137 mi	Navsari	$278
245 km or 152 mi	Surat	$705
252 km or 156 mi	Malegaon	$382
280 km or 174 mi	Aurangabad	$349
292 km or 182 mi	Kolhapur	$309
297 km or 184 mi	Sangli	$290
306 km or 190 mi	Ichalkaranji	$302
320 km or 199 mi	Bhavnagar	$291
355 km or 221 mi	Solapur	$285
365 km or 227 mi	Jalgaon	$303
373 km or 232 mi	Vadodara	$374
387 km or 240 mi	Bijapur	$333
387 km or 241 mi	Belgaum	$463
400 km or 249 mi	Latur	$396
402 km or 250 mi	Panjim	$398
409 km or 254 mi	Mormugao	$476
415 km or 258 mi	Nadiad	$375
427 km or 265 mi	Rajkot	$324
428 km or 266 mi	Margao	$422
432 km or 268 mi	Godhra	$366
449 km or 279 mi	Porbandar	$330
453 km or 281 mi	Ahmedabad	$442
457 km or 284 mi	Hubli	$355
460 km or 286 mi	Gulbarga	$251
473 km or 294 mi	Gandhinagar	$407
473 km or 294 mi	Nanded	$328
478 km or 297 mi	Akola	$297
517 km or 321 mi	Mehsana	$382
522 km or 324 mi	Indore	$361
536 km or 333 mi	Ratlam	$303
555 km or 345 mi	Nizamabad	$305
558 km or 347 mi	Amravati	$310