Chittagong vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chittagong	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$875	$1764
🏠 One person rent	$97.4	$357
🏘️ Family rent	$160	$621
🍽️ Food expenses	$173	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.3	$48.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$208	$690
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	47	45
😀 Quality of life	54	68
🏙️ Population	2.58M	1.08M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 51% less expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 9065th and 7085th ($358 vs $732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Bangladesh and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chittagong compared to 0.9 months in Nur-Sultan. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 6403rd and 4594th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Nur-Sultan

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	Chittagong	Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.27	$8.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.7	$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.59	$6.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.93	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$1.79	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.9	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$205	$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$100	$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.1	$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.2	$52.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.6	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.83%	16.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$825	$1200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$459	$876
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.08	$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.42	$7.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.18	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.25	$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$7.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.09	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.55	$1.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.65	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.67	$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.07	$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.98	$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.8	$60
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.8	$85
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$31.3	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1175	$6043

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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 Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$530
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$550
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$747
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$570
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$571
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$576
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$564
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$834
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$530
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$517
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$661
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$690
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$553
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$701
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$969
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$595
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$867
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$484
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$738
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$891
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$892
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$760
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$505
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$828
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$697
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$884
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$589
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$729
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$521
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$842
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$477
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$757
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$1053
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$503
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$808
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$533
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$866
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$616
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$974
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$537