Chittagong vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chittagong	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$2721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$882	$5890
🏠 One person rent	$93	$1569
🏘️ Family rent	$155	$2558
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$793
🚐 Transport expenses	$46	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$182	$3963
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	45	79
😀 Quality of life	50	95
🏙️ Population	2.58M	709K

The cost of living in Chittagong is 87% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 9061st and 530th ($358 vs $2721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Bangladesh and Norway, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Chittagong compared to 1.5 months in Oslo. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 6631st and 55th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Oslo

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	Chittagong	Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.08	$24.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.62	$14.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.82	$11.9
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$3.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$1592
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$53.3	$1273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$213	$2624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$96.2	$2132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$728	$10233
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$421	$7897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$76.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.71	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$2.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$3.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$3.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$5.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$32.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$5.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$4.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$3.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.11	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.58	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$4.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$56
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.33	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$54
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.96	$35.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$103
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.2	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$27	$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1379	$16133

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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 Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$2058
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$2155
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2180
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$2131
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1741
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$1949
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1819
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$1978
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$1976
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$1895
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$2181
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$1997
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1761
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$1971
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1882
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1830
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1818
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1397
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$2041
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1621
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1460
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1543
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1405
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1830
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1353
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1516
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1586
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1551
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1312
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1497
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1823
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1325
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1684
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1289
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1503
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1542
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1801
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$2004
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2341
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2242