Chittagong vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chittagong Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$362
$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$956
$2965
🏠 One person rent
$105
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$1625
🍽️ Food expenses
$164
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$49
$28.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$259
$545
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
45
7
😀 Quality of life
49
55
🏙️ Population
2.58M
77.6K

The cost of living in Chittagong is 58% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 9049th and 6130th ($362 vs $870) 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 0.7 months in Chittagong compared to 0.6 months in Phuket. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 6319th and 5986th 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
$1.27
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.02
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.92
$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.34
$2.74
 Cappuccino
$1.74
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.24
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$77.4
$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$50
$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$236
$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.9
$66.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.94%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$735
$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$2078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.11
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.79
$10.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.23
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.25
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.21
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.08
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.1
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.42
$8.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.04
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.17
$4.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.4
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.3
$672
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1027
$13219

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$303
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$456
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$656
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$310
287 km or 179 mi Sylhet
$312
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$290
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$356
342 km or 213 mi Monywa
$669
347 km or 215 mi Barasat
$357
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$346
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$361
350 km or 218 mi Bidhannagar
$364
351 km or 218 mi North Dumdum
$348
353 km or 219 mi South Dumdum
$355
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$395
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$347
355 km or 220 mi Naihati
$338
356 km or 221 mi Baranagar
$346
356 km or 221 mi Kamarhati
$349
356 km or 222 mi Panihati
$351
358 km or 222 mi Barrackpore
$341
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$336
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$339
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$342
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$399
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$346
360 km or 224 mi Serampore
$343
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$287
362 km or 225 mi Howrah
$354
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$360
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$304
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$653
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$739
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$697
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$554
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$642
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$650
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$496
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$520
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$642
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$487
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$661
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$702
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$453
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$544
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$566
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$578
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$472
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$638
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$403
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$455
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$550
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$500
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$483
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$571
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
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$565
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$614
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
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$515
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$465
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$653
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$665
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$553
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$582
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$755
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$614
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$645
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$648
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$743