Chittagong vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chittagong	Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$351	$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$905	$1163
🏠 One person rent	$98.3	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$215	$463
🍽️ Food expenses	$172	$166
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.6	$44.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$444
😷 Air quality	Bad	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	45	40
😀 Quality of life	46	48
🏙️ Population	2.58M	5.94M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 54% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 9083rd and 6559th ($351 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Bangladesh and India, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chittagong compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Surat ranked 48th in India, while ranked 6493rd and 6336th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Surat

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	Chittagong	Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.65	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.75	$3.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$1.72	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$110	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.9	$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$278	$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$150	$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15	$22.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.2	$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.5	$7.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.83%	8.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$394	$637
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.16	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$2.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$4.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$8.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.18	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.87	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.66	$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.1	$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$0.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.5	$18.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$2.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.07	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.98	$2.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$20	$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$46.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.8	$49.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$842	$1261

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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 Surat

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Navsari	$286
98 km or 61 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
131 km or 82 mi	Vadodara	$376
164 km or 102 mi	Nashik	$333
170 km or 106 mi	Nadiad	$382
189 km or 117 mi	Vasai	$284
192 km or 119 mi	Malegaon	$378
196 km or 122 mi	Godhra	$371
208 km or 130 mi	Ahmedabad	$452
209 km or 130 mi	Bhiwandi	$362
216 km or 134 mi	Kalyan	$381
222 km or 138 mi	Thane	$501
228 km or 142 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
239 km or 148 mi	Navi Mumbai	$480
244 km or 152 mi	Rajkot	$311
245 km or 152 mi	Mumbai	$716
274 km or 170 mi	Mehsana	$389
284 km or 177 mi	Jalgaon	$348
296 km or 184 mi	Aurangabad	$350
314 km or 195 mi	Pune	$513
332 km or 206 mi	Ratlam	$311
338 km or 210 mi	Porbandar	$333
356 km or 221 mi	Indore	$367
377 km or 234 mi	Ujjain	$298
389 km or 242 mi	Udaipur	$310
399 km or 248 mi	Bhuj	$288
406 km or 252 mi	Satara	$304
436 km or 271 mi	Akola	$295
499 km or 310 mi	Latur	$397
500 km or 311 mi	Bhilwara	$340
505 km or 314 mi	Solapur	$293
511 km or 318 mi	Amravati	$296
512 km or 318 mi	Sangli	$292
514 km or 320 mi	Pali	$324
518 km or 322 mi	Kolhapur	$307
521 km or 324 mi	Nanded	$315
526 km or 327 mi	Bhopal	$363
526 km or 327 mi	Ichalkaranji	$304
541 km or 336 mi	Kota	$339
570 km or 354 mi	Bijapur	$340