Chittagong vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Chittagong New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$362
$3723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$962
$8021
🏠 One person rent
$113
$2426
🏘️ Family rent
$275
$3744
🍽️ Food expenses
$150
$752
🚐 Transport expenses
$50
$347
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$260
$5796
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
45
100
😀 Quality of life
50
95
🏙️ Population
2.58M
8.8M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 90% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 8947th and 3rd ($362 vs $3723) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Bangladesh and the United States, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chittagong compared to 1.6 months in New York City. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 6241st and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chittagong New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.67
$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.2
$84.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$8.05
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.27
$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$3237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$50.5
$2007
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$265
$4220
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$181
$3341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.3
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.4
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.7
$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.91%
5.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$683
$14208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$416
$9347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.4
$129
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.19
$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$4.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$6.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.14
$5.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$17.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.87
$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$5.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$6.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.23
$3.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$3.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$3.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.85
$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$4.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.1
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.6
$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.01
$145
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.22
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.7
$94.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$37.1
$2250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$943
$25572

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$334
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$339
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$351
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$340
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$333
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$334
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$337
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$338
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$329
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$331
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$329
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$329
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$335
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$3115
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$2308
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$2016
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$2208
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$2132
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$2012
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$2008
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$2017
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$2023
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$2020
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$2611
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$2018
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$1921
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$2027
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$2025
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$2012
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$2010
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$2022
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$2089
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