Chittagong vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chittagong	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$362	$3007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$956	$6888
🏠 One person rent	$105	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$255	$3850
🍽️ Food expenses	$164	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$49	$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$259	$4634
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	45	89
😀 Quality of life	49	98
🏙️ Population	2.58M	5.87M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 88% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 9049th and 133rd ($362 vs $3007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Bangladesh and Singapore, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chittagong compared to 1.5 months in Singapore City. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 6319th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Singapore City

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	Chittagong	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.27	$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.02	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.34	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$1.74	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.24	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$2587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$50	$1768
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$236	$4669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$3392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.9	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.4	$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.94%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$735	$20493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$406	$12922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.11	$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.79	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.25	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$4.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.75	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.21	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.83	$7.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.1	$96
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.42	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.17	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$14.4	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$49.3	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1027	$26424

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$389
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$324
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$387
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$520
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$446
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$303
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$456
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$342
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$656
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$310
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$312
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$290
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$356
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$669
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$357
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$348
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$355
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$395
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$347
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$338
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$346
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$349
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$351
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$341
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$339
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$342
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$399
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$346
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$343
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$354
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$360
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$304
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$315
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$367

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$610
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$611
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$602
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$545
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$554
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$482
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$582
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$479
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$512
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$913
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$550
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$457
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$638
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$450
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$442
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$521
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$578
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$566
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$544