Chittagong vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chittagong	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$875	$2644
🏠 One person rent	$97.4	$573
🏘️ Family rent	$160	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$173	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.3	$34.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$208	$801
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	47	8
😀 Quality of life	54	56
🏙️ Population	2.58M	77.6K

The cost of living in Chittagong is 66% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 9065th and 5233rd ($358 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 8th in Thailand, while ranked 6403rd and 6325th 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	$2.27	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.7	$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.59	$9.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.93	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$1.79	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.9	$446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$205	$1154
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$100	$805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.1	$70.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.2	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.6	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.83%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$825	$4350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$459	$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.08	$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.42	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.18	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.25	$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$4.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.09	$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.55	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.65	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.67	$8.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.07	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.98	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.8	$68
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.8	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$31.3	$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1175	$16566

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$314
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$355
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$448
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$351
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$350
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$481
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$296
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$571
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$314
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$327
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$287
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$336
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$528
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$338
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$325
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$338
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$341
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$330
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$335
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$362
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$330
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$321
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$326
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$329
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$331
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$323
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$320
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$321
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$320
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$364
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$326
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$324
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$275
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$330
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$344
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$290
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$293
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$349

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$808
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$891
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$846
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$612
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$790
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$634
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$622
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$782
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$628
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$845
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$564
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$438
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$663
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$792
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$740
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$451
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$572
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$696
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$461
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$458
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$562
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$784
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$846
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$874
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$762
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$750
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$763
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981