Chittagong vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chittagong	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$312	$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$835	$2606
🏠 One person rent	$82.9	$494
🏘️ Family rent	$203	$874
🍽️ Food expenses	$148	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$199	$1389
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	45	69
😀 Quality of life	45	78
🏙️ Population	2.58M	1.4M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 70% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 9199th and 5350th ($312 vs $1043) 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 0.6 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 6529th and 707th 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	$0.96	$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$84.9	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$48.6	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$249	$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$148	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.9	$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.5	$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$687	$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.17	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.33	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.88	$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.1	$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.12	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.68	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.2	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.19	$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.98	$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.4	$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$41	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$44.4	$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$938	$7369

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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 Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$712
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$876
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$610
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$943
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$706
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$684
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$770
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$743
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$571
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$589
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$640
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$634
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$529
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$589
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$549
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$785
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$661
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$595
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$1043
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$912
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$744
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$693
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$793
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$521
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$661
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$641
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$545
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$631
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$947
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$663
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$1055
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$668
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1086
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1223
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$692
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$737
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$624
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$985
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$685
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$668