Chittagong vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chittagong	Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$882	$2496
🏠 One person rent	$93	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$155	$885
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$333
🚐 Transport expenses	$46	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$182	$1722
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	45	43
😀 Quality of life	50	75
🏙️ Population	2.58M	1.42M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 67% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 9061st and 5037th ($358 vs $1081) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Bangladesh and Oman, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Chittagong compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 6631st and 1796th 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	$2.08	$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.62	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.82	$13
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$53.3	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$213	$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$96.2	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14	$66.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$68.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$728	$1488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$421	$1333
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.71	$9.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$3.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$6.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.11	$5.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.58	$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$4.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.33	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.96	$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.2	$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$27	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1379	$11063

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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 Muscat

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Seeb	$1078
132 km or 82 mi	Nizwa	$792
277 km or 172 mi	Chabahar	$573
284 km or 177 mi	Fujairah	$1228
297 km or 184 mi	Al Ain	$1449
356 km or 221 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
372 km or 231 mi	Ajman	$2521
375 km or 233 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
377 km or 235 mi	Sharjah	$1419
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2514
439 km or 273 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
451 km or 280 mi	Iranshahr	$624
463 km or 288 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
503 km or 313 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
569 km or 354 mi	Jiroft	$568
611 km or 380 mi	Bam	$557
691 km or 429 mi	Zahedan	$808
711 km or 442 mi	Sirjan	$534
739 km or 459 mi	Doha	$1849
740 km or 460 mi	Jahrom	$530
752 km or 467 mi	Al Khor	$1770
757 km or 470 mi	Kerman	$761
770 km or 479 mi	Fasa	$529
797 km or 495 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
858 km or 533 mi	Riffa	$1201
858 km or 533 mi	Manama	$1237
860 km or 534 mi	Isa Town	$1230
865 km or 537 mi	Karachi	$430
870 km or 541 mi	Salalah	$817
873 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$558
898 km or 558 mi	Shiraz	$553
901 km or 560 mi	Dhahran	$908
902 km or 561 mi	Marvdasht	$530
911 km or 566 mi	Dammam	$1008
926 km or 575 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
938 km or 583 mi	Qatif	$873
960 km or 596 mi	Kazerun	$503
966 km or 600 mi	Borazjan	$477
973 km or 604 mi	Jubail	$930
976 km or 606 mi	Bushehr	$453