Chittagong vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chittagong	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$312	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$835	$4999
🏠 One person rent	$82.9	$1371
🏘️ Family rent	$203	$2182
🍽️ Food expenses	$148	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$199	$3835
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	45	94
😀 Quality of life	45	94
🏙️ Population	2.58M	664K

The cost of living in Chittagong is 86% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 9199th and 1336th ($312 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th 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 1.7 months in Rotterdam. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 6529th and 51st 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	$0.96	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$6.41
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$84.9	$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$48.6	$1112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$249	$2175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$148	$1840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.9	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.5	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	3.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$687	$5393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$3725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.17	$4.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.33	$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.88	$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.1	$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.12	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.68	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.2	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.19	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.98	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.4	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$41	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$44.4	$1741
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$938	$10888

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$325
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$295
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$380
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$461
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$301
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$271
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$428
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$339
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$593
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$290
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$296
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$256
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$353
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$588
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$356
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$343
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$351
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$391
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$342
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$335
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$340
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$343
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$344
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$336
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$335
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$334
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$408
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$338
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$336
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$338
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$390
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$307
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$282
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$366

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1991
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2094
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1750
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2184
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2373
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2375
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1865
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2859
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2180
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2046
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2072
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2076
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2064
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1975
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1762
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$1831
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1709
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1782
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1921
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1611
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2017
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1442
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592