Chittagong vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chittagong	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$2839
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$884	$6013
🏠 One person rent	$97.6	$1622
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$2504
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$818
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.8	$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$4320
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	47	81
😀 Quality of life	56	94
🏙️ Population	3.23M	718K

The cost of living in Chittagong is 87% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 9042nd and 381st ($358 vs $2839) 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 0.8 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 6271st and 27th 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	$2.04	$23.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.3	$113
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.32	$16.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$12.2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$4.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$1731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.4	$1327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$208	$2725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$102	$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.5	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$47.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.42%	5.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$799	$11707
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$465	$7107
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$4.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.06	$82.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.38	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$2.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$2.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.62	$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$4.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.18	$6.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$17.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$29.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$3.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.83	$4.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.77	$20.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$3.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$17.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.09	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.5	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$3.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.95	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$59.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.65	$18.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.08	$69.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.94	$44.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.7	$103
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.9	$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.3	$252
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1349	$15566

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$321
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$321
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$342
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$435
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$348
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$357
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$478
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$287
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$583
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$326
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$327
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$278
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$327
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$534
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$328
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$318
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$331
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$333
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$321
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$326
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$365
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$319
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$313
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$318
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$321
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$324
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$314
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$311
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$311
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$313
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$362
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$319
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$315
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$321
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$336
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$285
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$297
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$339

Cities near Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$2227
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$2384
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2231
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$2281
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1935
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$2084
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1993
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$2156
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$2071
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$2401
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$2157
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1855
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$2092
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1984
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$2029
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$2002
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1423
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$2236
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1705
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1481
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1574
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1424
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1980
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1358
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1479
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1625
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1503
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1337
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1840
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1879
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1251
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1723
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1298
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1544
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1578
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1810
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$2178
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2617
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2336