Chittagong vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chittagong	Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$312	$338
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$835	$820
🏠 One person rent	$82.9	$125
🏘️ Family rent	$203	$220
🍽️ Food expenses	$148	$127
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$53
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$199	$193
😷 Air quality	Bad	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	45	48
😀 Quality of life	45	40
🏙️ Population	2.58M	1.97M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 8% less expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 9199th and 9126th ($312 vs $338) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 19th in Bangladesh and Pakistan, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chittagong compared to 0.6 months in Peshawar. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Peshawar ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 6529th and 6896th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Peshawar

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	Chittagong	Peshawar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$0.96	$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$3.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$1.42
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$84.9	$98
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$48.6	$44.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$249	$211
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$148	$97.5
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.9	$56.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.5	$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	20.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$687	$181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.17	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.33	$7.15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.88	$6.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$3.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$3.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$0.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.1	$1.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.12	$0.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$1.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.68	$0.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.2	$9.61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.19	$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.98	$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2	$1.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.4	$13.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$41	$34.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$44.4	$28.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$938	$525

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$325
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$295
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$380
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$461
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$301
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$271
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$428
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$339
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$593
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$290
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$296
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$256
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$353
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$588
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$356
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$343
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$351
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$391
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$342
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$335
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$340
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$343
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$344
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$336
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$335
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$334
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$408
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$338
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$336
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$338
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$390
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$307
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$282
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$366

Cities near Peshawar

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Kohat	$374
55 km or 34 mi	Mardan	$372
108 km or 67 mi	Jalalabad	$358
114 km or 71 mi	Wah	$323
117 km or 72 mi	Mingora	$354
146 km or 91 mi	Islamabad	$439
152 km or 94 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
164 km or 102 mi	Khost	$441
215 km or 133 mi	Gardez	$469
223 km or 138 mi	Kabul	$599
230 km or 143 mi	Mirpur	$328
239 km or 149 mi	Sargodha	$456
244 km or 151 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
262 km or 163 mi	Baramulla	$277
287 km or 179 mi	Gujrat	$330
289 km or 179 mi	Ghazni	$476
289 km or 180 mi	Chiniot	$373
296 km or 184 mi	Hafizabad	$380
305 km or 189 mi	Srinagar	$388
313 km or 195 mi	Jhang	$292
323 km or 201 mi	Faisalabad	$319
324 km or 201 mi	Gujranwala	$280
328 km or 204 mi	Sialkot	$335
335 km or 208 mi	Puli Khumri	$457
336 km or 209 mi	Gojra	$344
340 km or 211 mi	Kamoke	$308
341 km or 212 mi	Jammu	$344
346 km or 215 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
357 km or 222 mi	Sahiwal	$312
381 km or 237 mi	Lahore	$406
387 km or 240 mi	Kunduz	$467
400 km or 248 mi	Okara	$310
410 km or 255 mi	Amritsar	$500
413 km or 257 mi	Khanewal	$358
423 km or 263 mi	Multan	$371
432 km or 268 mi	Pathankot	$407
442 km or 275 mi	Burewala	$360
447 km or 278 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
484 km or 301 mi	Jalandhar	$378
492 km or 306 mi	Qurghonteppa	$659