Chittagong vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chittagong	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$351	$3428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$905	$7974
🏠 One person rent	$98.3	$2311
🏘️ Family rent	$215	$4175
🍽️ Food expenses	$172	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.6	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$5531
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	45	87
😀 Quality of life	46	91
🏙️ Population	2.58M	1.39M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 90% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 9083rd and 36th ($351 vs $3428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 32nd in Bangladesh and the United States, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chittagong compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs San Diego ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 6493rd and 95th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs San Diego

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	Chittagong	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.65	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.75	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.72	$6.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$110	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.9	$1978
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$278	$4583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$150	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.2	$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.5	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.83%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$9086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$394	$7072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.16	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$72.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$4.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.18	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.87	$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.66	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.1	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$13.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$5.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.5	$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.07	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.98	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$20	$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.8	$1785
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$842	$28706

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2964
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1047
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2898
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2930
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3124
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$912
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3279
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2917
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2834
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3199
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2637
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2945
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3109
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2936
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2732
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2763
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2578
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2764
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2682
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2759