Chittagong vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chittagong	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$362	$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$956	$2371
🏠 One person rent	$105	$436
🏘️ Family rent	$255	$747
🍽️ Food expenses	$164	$342
🚐 Transport expenses	$49	$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$259	$1259
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	45	69
😀 Quality of life	49	76
🏙️ Population	2.58M	1.38M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 62% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 9049th and 5668th ($362 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Bangladesh and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chittagong compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 6319th and 907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Sofia

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	Chittagong	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.27	$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.02	$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.34	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$1.74	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.24	$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$50	$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$236	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.9	$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.4	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.94%	3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$735	$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$406	$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.11	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.79	$7.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.25	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.75	$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.21	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.83	$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.1	$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.42	$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.17	$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$14.4	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$49.3	$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1027	$7940

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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 Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$598
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$865
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$533
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$852
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$660
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$719
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$712
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$702
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$602
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$563
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$661
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$626
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$581
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$495
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$531
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$760
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$691
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$576
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$1027
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$977
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$813
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$641
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$654
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$664
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$697
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$570
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$534
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$610
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$827
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$681
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$1027
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$713
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1057
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1177
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$704
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$733
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$616
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$1001
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$692
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$619