Chittagong vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chittagong	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$351	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$905	$2916
🏠 One person rent	$98.3	$425
🏘️ Family rent	$215	$941
🍽️ Food expenses	$172	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.6	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$1530
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	45	52
😀 Quality of life	46	67
🏙️ Population	2.58M	791K

The cost of living in Chittagong is 67% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 9083rd and 5101st ($351 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 306th in Bangladesh and Japan, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chittagong compared to 1.4 months in Niigata. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Niigata ranked 581st in Japan, while ranked 6493rd and 3754th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Niigata

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	Chittagong	Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.65	$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.75	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$2.81
☕ Cappuccino	$1.72	$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$110	$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.9	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$278	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$150	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.2	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.5	$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.83%	1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$2858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$394	$2642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.16	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$7.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.18	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.87	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.66	$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.1	$22.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.5	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.07	$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.98	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$20	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$44.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.8	$83.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$842	$15118

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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 Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$1004
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$1011
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1018
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1022
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1029
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1031
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$1021
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1047
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$1024
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1095
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1034
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1076
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1066
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1092
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$1035
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$997
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1096
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1050
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$1002
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1112
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$986
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$987
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1069
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$969
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1029
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$978
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$980
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1047
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1082
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$1008
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$973
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$1016
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1003
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1038
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1042
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$983
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$988
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$985
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1065
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1052