Chittagong vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chittagong	Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$362	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$956	$2744
🏠 One person rent	$105	$569
🏘️ Family rent	$255	$1098
🍽️ Food expenses	$164	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$49	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$259	$1705
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	45	44
😀 Quality of life	49	68
🏙️ Population	2.58M	1.42M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 68% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 9049th and 4635th ($362 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Bangladesh and Oman, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chittagong compared to 1.5 months in Muscat. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 6319th and 3535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Muscat

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	Chittagong	Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.27	$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.02	$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.34	$10.5
☕ Cappuccino	$1.74	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.24	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$50	$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$236	$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.9	$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.4	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.94%	4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$735	$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$406	$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.11	$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.79	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.25	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.75	$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.21	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.83	$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.1	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.42	$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.17	$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$14.4	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$49.3	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1027	$8464

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$389
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$324
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$387
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$520
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$446
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$303
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$456
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$342
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$656
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$310
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$312
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$290
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$356
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$669
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$357
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$348
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$355
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$395
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$347
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$338
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$346
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$349
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$351
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$341
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$339
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$342
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$399
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$346
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$343
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$354
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$360
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$304
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$315
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$367

Cities near Muscat

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Seeb	$1164
132 km or 82 mi	Nizwa	$787
277 km or 172 mi	Chabahar	$779
284 km or 177 mi	Fujairah	$1191
297 km or 184 mi	Al Ain	$1132
356 km or 221 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1584
372 km or 231 mi	Ajman	$1841
375 km or 233 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1577
377 km or 235 mi	Sharjah	$1612
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2229
439 km or 273 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1936
451 km or 280 mi	Iranshahr	$672
463 km or 288 mi	Bandar Abbas	$758
503 km or 313 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1673
569 km or 354 mi	Jiroft	$573
611 km or 380 mi	Bam	$544
691 km or 429 mi	Zahedan	$822
711 km or 442 mi	Sirjan	$604
739 km or 459 mi	Doha	$1872
740 km or 460 mi	Jahrom	$798
752 km or 467 mi	Al Khor	$1810
757 km or 470 mi	Kerman	$457
770 km or 479 mi	Fasa	$890
797 km or 495 mi	Rafsanjan	$530
858 km or 533 mi	Riffa	$1285
858 km or 533 mi	Manama	$1375
860 km or 534 mi	Isa Town	$1327
865 km or 537 mi	Karachi	$417
870 km or 541 mi	Salalah	$844
873 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$546
898 km or 558 mi	Shiraz	$606
901 km or 560 mi	Dhahran	$959
902 km or 561 mi	Marvdasht	$604
911 km or 566 mi	Dammam	$1005
926 km or 575 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$768
938 km or 583 mi	Qatif	$868
960 km or 596 mi	Kazerun	$606
966 km or 600 mi	Borazjan	$621
973 km or 604 mi	Jubail	$910
976 km or 606 mi	Bushehr	$646