Chittagong vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chittagong	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$2615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$882	$6248
🏠 One person rent	$93	$1599
🏘️ Family rent	$155	$2836
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$653
🚐 Transport expenses	$46	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$182	$3894
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	45	94
😀 Quality of life	50	94
🏙️ Population	2.58M	664K

The cost of living in Chittagong is 86% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 9061st and 689th ($358 vs $2615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Bangladesh and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Chittagong compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 6631st and 67th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Chittagong vs Rotterdam infographic

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/chittagong/rotterdam.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Chittagong vs Rotterdam infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/chittagong/rotterdam" target="_blank">Chittagong vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Chittagong vs Rotterdam

Prices for goods and services in Chittagong and Rotterdam are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Chittagong	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.08	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$91.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.62	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.82	$7.86
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$1583
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$53.3	$1310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$213	$2846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$96.2	$2421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$728	$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$421	$4426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.71	$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$3.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.11	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.58	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.33	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.96	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.2	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$27	$2107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1379	$13809

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2228
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2222
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2087
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2718
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2589
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2414
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2238
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2568
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2374
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2230
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2178
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1639
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2089
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1818
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2318
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1804
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1860
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2359
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1696
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2168
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1512
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671