Chittagong vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chittagong	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$2637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$875	$6349
🏠 One person rent	$97.4	$1608
🏘️ Family rent	$160	$2828
🍽️ Food expenses	$173	$656
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.3	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$208	$4180
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	47	94
😀 Quality of life	54	95
🏙️ Population	2.58M	664K

The cost of living in Chittagong is 86% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 9065th and 676th ($358 vs $2637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Bangladesh and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chittagong compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 6403rd and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Rotterdam

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	Chittagong	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.27	$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.7	$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.59	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.93	$7.15
☕ Cappuccino	$1.79	$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.9	$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$205	$2889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$100	$2391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.1	$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.2	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.6	$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.83%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$825	$5975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$459	$4252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$4.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.08	$88.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.42	$33.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.18	$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.25	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$4.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.09	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.55	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.65	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.67	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.07	$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.98	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.8	$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.8	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$31.3	$2442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1175	$13439

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2389
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2701
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2348
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2110
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2264
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2669
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2295
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2822
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2457
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2340
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3203
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2636
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1770
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2471
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2721
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2383
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2440
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2223
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1730
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2132
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1857
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2360
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1849
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1848
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2409
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1734
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2231
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1523
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727