Chittagong vs Phnom Penh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chittagong Phnom Penh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$351
$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$905
$2186
🏠 One person rent
$98.3
$385
🏘️ Family rent
$215
$737
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$288
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$83.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$347
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
45
43
😀 Quality of life
46
54
🏙️ Population
2.58M
2.13M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 58% less expensive than in Phnom Penh. Cities ranked 9083rd and 6313th ($351 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Bangladesh and Cambodia, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Cambodia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chittagong compared to 0.4 months in Phnom Penh. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Phnom Penh ranked 1st in Cambodia, while ranked 6493rd and 5928th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Phnom Penh

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Chittagong Phnom Penh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.65
$4.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.8
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.75
$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.75
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.72
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.33
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$110
$450
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$55.9
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$278
$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$150
$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15
$64.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.2
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.5
$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.83%
10.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$676
$2336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$394
$1485
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.12
$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.1
$8.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.81
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.66
$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.1
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.56
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.66
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.5
$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.08
$4.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.07
$44.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.98
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$20
$29.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$35.8
$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$842
$11402

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$678
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$596
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$508
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$512
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$526
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$519
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$755
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$454
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$530
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$735
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$425
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$644
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$634
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$514
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$573
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$516
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$504
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$494
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$677
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$639
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$506
361 km or 225 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$531
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$507
380 km or 236 mi Klaeng
$685
385 km or 239 mi Da Lat
$577
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$545
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$534
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$752
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$739
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$781
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$743
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$535
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$588
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$516
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$753
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