Chittagong vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chittagong	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$312	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$835	$1380
🏠 One person rent	$82.9	$248
🏘️ Family rent	$203	$472
🍽️ Food expenses	$148	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$199	$352
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	45	72
😀 Quality of life	45	62
🏙️ Population	2.58M	3.01M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 44% less expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 9199th and 8199th ($312 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 20th 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 6529th and 4937th 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	$0.96	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$84.9	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$48.6	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$249	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$148	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.9	$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.5	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$687	$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.17	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.33	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.88	$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.1	$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.12	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.68	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.2	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.19	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.98	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$2	$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.4	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$41	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$44.4	$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$938	$5075

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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 Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$512
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$495
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$427
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$518
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$388
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$487
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$470
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$507
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$434
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$447
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$550
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1121
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$892
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$530
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$506
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$512
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$380
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$508
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$517
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$551
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$488
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$503
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$571
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$505
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$530
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$596
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$541
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$553
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$419
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$757
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$601
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$577
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$605
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$524
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$522
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$524
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$638
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$515