Chittagong vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chittagong	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$351	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$905	$3111
🏠 One person rent	$98.3	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$215	$1664
🍽️ Food expenses	$172	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.6	$29.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$718
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	45	7
😀 Quality of life	46	53
🏙️ Population	2.58M	77.6K

The cost of living in Chittagong is 63% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 9083rd and 5827th ($351 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 7th in Thailand, while ranked 6493rd and 6063rd 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	$1.65	$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.75	$7.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$1.72	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$110	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.9	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$278	$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$150	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.2	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.5	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.83%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$4059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$394	$2821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.16	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.18	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.87	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.66	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.1	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.5	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.07	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.98	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$20	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.8	$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$842	$13013

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$287
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$367
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$478
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$309
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$295
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$430
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$303
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$678
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$289
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$305
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$264
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$347
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$661
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$350
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$337
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$345
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$378
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$337
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$328
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$333
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$336
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$338
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$329
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$327
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$327
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$404
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$331
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$330
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$332
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$408
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$294
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$280
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$360

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$792
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$782
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$563
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$560
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$705
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$777
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$490
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$620
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$619
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$461
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$695
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$628
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$481
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$470
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$576
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$656
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$752
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$781
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$670
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$645
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$677
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810