Chittagong vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chittagong	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$3183
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$884	$7493
🏠 One person rent	$97.6	$1996
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$3450
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$789
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.8	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$6618
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	47	80
😀 Quality of life	56	91
🏙️ Population	3.23M	737K

The cost of living in Chittagong is 89% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 9042nd and 126th ($358 vs $3183) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 94th 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 0.8 months in Chittagong compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Seattle ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 6271st and 147th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Seattle

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	Chittagong	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.04	$20.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.3	$92.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.32	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$6.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$2109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.4	$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$208	$3900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$102	$2895
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.5	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.42%	6.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$799	$7971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$465	$5180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.06	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.38	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.62	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$4.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.18	$5.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$18.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$5.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.83	$3.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.77	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$4.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.09	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.5	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$5.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.95	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.65	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.08	$167
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.94	$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.7	$76.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.9	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.3	$2124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1349	$30033

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$321
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$321
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$342
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$435
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$348
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$357
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$478
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$287
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$583
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$326
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$327
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$278
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$327
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$534
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$328
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$318
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$331
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$333
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$321
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$326
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$365
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$319
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$313
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$318
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$321
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$324
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$314
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$311
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$311
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$313
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$362
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$319
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$315
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$321
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$336
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$285
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$297
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$339

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2843
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3164
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3012
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2648
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2678
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2827
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2782
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2621
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3602
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2749
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2783
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2734
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2884
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2728
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2797
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2637
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2736
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2479
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2775
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2714
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2542
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2617
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2709
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2342
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2727
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2429
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2722
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2822
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2670
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2576
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2661
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2378
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2616
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2592
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2690
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2773
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2475
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2580
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2765
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2098