Chittagong vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chittagong	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$3154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$875	$7508
🏠 One person rent	$97.4	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$160	$3422
🍽️ Food expenses	$173	$796
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.3	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$208	$6532
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	47	80
😀 Quality of life	54	95
🏙️ Population	2.58M	737K

The cost of living in Chittagong is 89% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 9065th and 142nd ($358 vs $3154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 101st 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 2.1 months in Seattle. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Seattle ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 6403rd and 32nd 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	$2.27	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.7	$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.59	$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.93	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$1.79	$6.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$2110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.9	$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$205	$3872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$100	$2891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.1	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.2	$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.6	$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.83%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$825	$7394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$459	$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.08	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.42	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$4.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.18	$6.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.25	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$6.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.09	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.55	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.65	$6.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$83.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.67	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.07	$147
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.98	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.8	$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.8	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$31.3	$2521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1175	$28950

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2717
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2778
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2604
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3559
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2702
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2737
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2915
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2739
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2677
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2475
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2814
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2656
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2325
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2641
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2519
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2720
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2828
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2582
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2628
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2362
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2584
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2558
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2710
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2747
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2173