Chittagong vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chittagong	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$312	$3168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$835	$7320
🏠 One person rent	$82.9	$2164
🏘️ Family rent	$203	$4039
🍽️ Food expenses	$148	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$273
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$199	$4523
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	45	89
😀 Quality of life	45	97
🏙️ Population	2.58M	5.87M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 90% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 9199th and 81st ($312 vs $3168) 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 0.6 months in Chittagong compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 6529th and 8th 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	$0.96	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$64.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$7.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$8.1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$84.9	$2514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$48.6	$1898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$249	$5063
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$148	$3531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.9	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.5	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$687	$21434
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$7782
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.17	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.33	$82.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.88	$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$2.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$4.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.1	$28.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.12	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.68	$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$4.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.2	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.19	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.98	$72.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2	$27.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.4	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$41	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$44.4	$1202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$938	$28407

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$325
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$295
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$380
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$461
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$301
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$271
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$428
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$339
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$593
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$290
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$296
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$256
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$353
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$588
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$356
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$343
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$351
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$391
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$342
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$335
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$340
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$343
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$344
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$336
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$335
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$334
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$408
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$338
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$336
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$338
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$390
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$307
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$282
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$366

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2852
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$709
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$604
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$745
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$750
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$752
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$699
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$630
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$585
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$590
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$518
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$571
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$617
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$732
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$687
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$499
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$729
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$579
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$950
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$670
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$420
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$624
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$759
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$441
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$459
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$530
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$671
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$669
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$637