Chittagong vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chittagong	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$875	$2607
🏠 One person rent	$97.4	$414
🏘️ Family rent	$160	$695
🍽️ Food expenses	$173	$347
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.3	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$208	$1617
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	47	54
😀 Quality of life	54	74
🏙️ Population	2.58M	791K

The cost of living in Chittagong is 65% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 9065th and 5487th ($358 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 361st 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 1.6 months in Niigata. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Niigata ranked 214th in Japan, while ranked 6403rd and 2415th 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	$2.27	$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.7	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.59	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.93	$3.67
☕ Cappuccino	$1.79	$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.9	$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$205	$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$100	$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.1	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.2	$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.6	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.83%	1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$825	$2772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$459	$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.08	$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.42	$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.18	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.25	$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.09	$21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.55	$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.65	$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.67	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.07	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.98	$24.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.8	$38.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.8	$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$31.3	$65.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1175	$16483

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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	$314
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$355
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$448
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$351
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$350
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$481
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$296
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$571
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$314
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$327
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$287
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$336
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$528
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$338
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$325
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$338
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$341
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$330
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$335
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$362
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$330
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$321
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$326
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$329
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$331
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$323
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$320
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$321
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$320
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$364
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$326
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$324
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$275
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$330
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$344
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$290
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$293
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$349

Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$984
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$999
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1011
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1016
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1024
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1031
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$1015
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1056
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$1023
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1099
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1037
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1072
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1060
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1083
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$1018
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$975
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1085
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1031
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$968
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1100
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$961
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$954
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1058
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$941
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1022
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$948
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$958
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1035
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1058
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$942
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$948
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$983
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$961
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1035
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1041
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$958
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$969
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$926
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1045
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1032