Chittagong vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chittagong	Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$312	$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$835	$2698
🏠 One person rent	$82.9	$551
🏘️ Family rent	$203	$1053
🍽️ Food expenses	$148	$349
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$199	$1727
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	45	44
😀 Quality of life	45	68
🏙️ Population	2.58M	1.42M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 72% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 9199th and 4893rd ($312 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 6529th and 3189th 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	$0.96	$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$11.7
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$84.9	$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$48.6	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$249	$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$148	$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.9	$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.5	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$687	$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.17	$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.33	$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.88	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.1	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.12	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.68	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.2	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.19	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.98	$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2	$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.4	$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$41	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$44.4	$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$938	$8649

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$325
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$295
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$380
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$461
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$301
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$271
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$428
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$339
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$593
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$290
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$296
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$256
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$353
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$588
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$356
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$343
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$351
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$391
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$342
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$335
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$340
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$343
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$344
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$336
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$335
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$334
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$408
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$338
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$336
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$338
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$390
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$307
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$282
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$366

Cities near Muscat

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Seeb	$994
132 km or 82 mi	Nizwa	$786
277 km or 172 mi	Chabahar	$687
284 km or 177 mi	Fujairah	$1232
297 km or 184 mi	Al Ain	$1050
356 km or 221 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
372 km or 231 mi	Ajman	$2084
375 km or 233 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
377 km or 235 mi	Sharjah	$1503
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2309
439 km or 273 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
451 km or 280 mi	Iranshahr	$639
463 km or 288 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
503 km or 313 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
569 km or 354 mi	Jiroft	$547
611 km or 380 mi	Bam	$531
691 km or 429 mi	Zahedan	$831
711 km or 442 mi	Sirjan	$520
739 km or 459 mi	Doha	$1810
740 km or 460 mi	Jahrom	$561
752 km or 467 mi	Al Khor	$1719
757 km or 470 mi	Kerman	$467
770 km or 479 mi	Fasa	$556
797 km or 495 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
858 km or 533 mi	Riffa	$1218
858 km or 533 mi	Manama	$1267
860 km or 534 mi	Isa Town	$1226
865 km or 537 mi	Karachi	$429
870 km or 541 mi	Salalah	$806
873 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$548
898 km or 558 mi	Shiraz	$558
901 km or 560 mi	Dhahran	$870
902 km or 561 mi	Marvdasht	$546
911 km or 566 mi	Dammam	$989
926 km or 575 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
938 km or 583 mi	Qatif	$878
960 km or 596 mi	Kazerun	$537
966 km or 600 mi	Borazjan	$541
973 km or 604 mi	Jubail	$928
976 km or 606 mi	Bushehr	$548