Chittagong vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chittagong	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$3162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$882	$7446
🏠 One person rent	$93	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$155	$3407
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$810
🚐 Transport expenses	$46	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$182	$6556
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	45	80
😀 Quality of life	50	93
🏙️ Population	2.58M	737K

The cost of living in Chittagong is 89% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 9061st and 125th ($358 vs $3162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 92nd 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 0.5 months in Chittagong compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Seattle ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 6631st and 99th 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	$2.08	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.62	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.82	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$2119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$53.3	$1641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$213	$3861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$96.2	$2873
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$76
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$728	$6864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$421	$5184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.71	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$4.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$7.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$5.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.11	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.58	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.33	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.96	$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.2	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$27	$2178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1379	$29883

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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	$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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3313
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2907
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2644
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2652
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2723
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2552
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3269
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2674
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2745
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2730
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2812
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2669
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2741
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2641
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2525
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2796
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2523
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2609
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2295
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2649
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2461
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2702
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2782
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2473
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2603
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2384
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2632
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2551
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2644
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2749
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2114