Chittagong vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chittagong	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$882	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$93	$390
🏘️ Family rent	$155	$652
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$46	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$182	$1897
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	45	52
😀 Quality of life	50	72
🏙️ Population	2.58M	791K

The cost of living in Chittagong is 64% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 9061st and 5515th ($358 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 404th in Bangladesh and Japan, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Chittagong compared to 1.9 months in Niigata. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Niigata ranked 406th in Japan, while ranked 6631st and 3269th 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	$2.08	$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.62	$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.82	$3.79
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$53.3	$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$213	$552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$96.2	$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$728	$2790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$421	$2422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.71	$28.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.11	$21.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.58	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.33	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.96	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.2	$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$27	$66.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1379	$14992

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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	$312
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$362
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$456
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$348
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$352
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$464
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$301
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$558
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$300
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$321
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$282
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$328
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$519
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$333
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$320
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$327
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$370
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$320
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$313
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$318
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$320
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$324
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$315
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$313
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$312
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$366
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$318
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$315
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$323
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$354
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$286
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$287
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$344

Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$954
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$966
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$975
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$979
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$987
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$989
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$977
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1010
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$989
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1056
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1000
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1034
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1034
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1050
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$991
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$964
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1057
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1003
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$959
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1075
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$951
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$950
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1041
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$938
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1007
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$953
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$959
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1020
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1029
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$929
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$955
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$963
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$942
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1017
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1026
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$967
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$972
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$921
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1016
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1001