Chittagong vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chittagong	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$2020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$882	$4683
🏠 One person rent	$93	$1128
🏘️ Family rent	$155	$1938
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$46	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$182	$2219
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	45	91
😀 Quality of life	50	89
🏙️ Population	2.58M	2.75M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 82% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 9061st and 1942nd ($358 vs $2020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Bangladesh and Italy, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Chittagong compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 6631st and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Rome

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	Chittagong	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.08	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.62	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.82	$5.92
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$1313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$53.3	$865
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$213	$2374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$96.2	$1513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14	$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$728	$8120
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$421	$3992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.71	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$7.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.11	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.58	$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.33	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.96	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$84.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.2	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$27	$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1379	$10916

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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	$312
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$362
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$456
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$348
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$352
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$464
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$301
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$558
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$300
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$321
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$282
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$328
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$519
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$333
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$320
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$327
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$370
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$320
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$313
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$318
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$320
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$324
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$315
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$313
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$312
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$366
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$318
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$315
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$323
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$354
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$286
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$287
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$344

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1153
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1747
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1680
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1479
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1413
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1376
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1345
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1586
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1392
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1404
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1101
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1145
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1128
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1381
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1462
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1307
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1264
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1215
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1340
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1463
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1166
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1191
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1170
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1429
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1271
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1389
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1291
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1365
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1381
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1084
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1438
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1605
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1412
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1299
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1466
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1217
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1325
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1689
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1323