Chittagong vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chittagong Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$312
$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$835
$3235
🏠 One person rent
$82.9
$544
🏘️ Family rent
$203
$1720
🍽️ Food expenses
$148
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$30.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$742
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
45
7
😀 Quality of life
45
53
🏙️ Population
2.58M
77.6K

The cost of living in Chittagong is 68% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 9199th and 5798th ($312 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Bangladesh and Thailand, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chittagong compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 6529th and 6033rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Phuket

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Chittagong Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$0.96
$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.2
$36.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$2.94
 Cappuccino
$1.73
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.29
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.9
$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$48.6
$439
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$1825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$148
$1525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.9
$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.5
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.48%
4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$4213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$388
$2936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.33
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.88
$11.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.13
$26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.86
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.1
$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.12
$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.68
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.2
$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$9.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.98
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$44.4
$748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$938
$13132

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$271
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$593
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$290
287 km or 179 mi Sylhet
$296
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$256
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$353
342 km or 213 mi Monywa
$588
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$356
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$341
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$360
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$360
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$343
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$351
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$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
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$332
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$335
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$334
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$408
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$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
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$307
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$822
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$807
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$799
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$635
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$795
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$742
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$594
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$561
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$745
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$563
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$763
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$806
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$523
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$461
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$637
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$669
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$671
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$490
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$759
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$421
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$517
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$670
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$519
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$503
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$570
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
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$673
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$676
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
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$538
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$544
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$773
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$800
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$729
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$687
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$754
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$697
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$738
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$769
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$892