Chittagong vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chittagong	Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$351	$1090
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$905	$2569
🏠 One person rent	$98.3	$541
🏘️ Family rent	$215	$966
🍽️ Food expenses	$172	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.6	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$1772
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	45	43
😀 Quality of life	46	70
🏙️ Population	2.58M	1.42M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 68% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 9083rd and 4892nd ($351 vs $1090) 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 0.6 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 6493rd and 2404th 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	$1.65	$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.75	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$13
☕ Cappuccino	$1.72	$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$110	$581
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.9	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$278	$1144
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$150	$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15	$63.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.2	$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.5	$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.83%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$1690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$394	$1296
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.16	$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$61.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$9.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$4.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$5.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.18	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.87	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$4.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.66	$6.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.1	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.5	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.07	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.98	$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$20	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.8	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$842	$10296

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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 Muscat

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Seeb	$967
132 km or 82 mi	Nizwa	$780
277 km or 172 mi	Chabahar	$585
284 km or 177 mi	Fujairah	$1239
297 km or 184 mi	Al Ain	$1844
356 km or 221 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
372 km or 231 mi	Ajman	$2240
375 km or 233 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
377 km or 235 mi	Sharjah	$1494
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2379
439 km or 273 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
451 km or 280 mi	Iranshahr	$605
463 km or 288 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
503 km or 313 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
569 km or 354 mi	Jiroft	$518
611 km or 380 mi	Bam	$515
691 km or 429 mi	Zahedan	$829
711 km or 442 mi	Sirjan	$514
739 km or 459 mi	Doha	$1779
740 km or 460 mi	Jahrom	$547
752 km or 467 mi	Al Khor	$1709
757 km or 470 mi	Kerman	$464
770 km or 479 mi	Fasa	$548
797 km or 495 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
858 km or 533 mi	Riffa	$1223
858 km or 533 mi	Manama	$1280
860 km or 534 mi	Isa Town	$1243
865 km or 537 mi	Karachi	$442
870 km or 541 mi	Salalah	$809
873 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$552
898 km or 558 mi	Shiraz	$589
901 km or 560 mi	Dhahran	$1068
902 km or 561 mi	Marvdasht	$563
911 km or 566 mi	Dammam	$1056
926 km or 575 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
938 km or 583 mi	Qatif	$897
960 km or 596 mi	Kazerun	$557
966 km or 600 mi	Borazjan	$546
973 km or 604 mi	Jubail	$901
976 km or 606 mi	Bushehr	$551