Chittagong vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chittagong	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$351	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$905	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$98.3	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$215	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$172	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.6	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$326
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	45	74
😀 Quality of life	46	63
🏙️ Population	2.58M	3.01M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 36% less expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 9083rd and 8233rd ($351 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 15th in Bangladesh and Indonesia, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chittagong compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 6493rd and 4691st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Surabaya

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	Chittagong	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.65	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.75	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$1.72	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$110	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.9	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$278	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$150	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.2	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.5	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.83%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$394	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.16	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.18	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.87	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.66	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.1	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.5	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.07	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.98	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$20	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.8	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$842	$5490

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$287
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$367
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$478
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$309
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$295
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$430
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$303
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$678
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$289
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$305
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$264
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$347
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$661
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$350
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$337
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$345
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$378
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$337
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$328
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$333
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$336
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$338
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$329
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$327
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$327
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$404
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$331
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$330
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$332
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$408
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$294
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$280
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$360

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$505
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$510
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$410
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$614
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$365
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$464
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$453
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$486
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$417
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$421
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$493
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1267
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$845
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$497
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$480
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$355
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$490
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$521
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$563
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$518
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$513
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$385
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$701
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$597
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$536
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$558
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$492
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$488
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$525
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$606
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$508