Chittagong vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chittagong	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$312	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$835	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$82.9	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$203	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$148	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$199	$4399
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	45	99
😀 Quality of life	45	99
🏙️ Population	2.58M	4.84M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 89% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 9199th and 312th ($312 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Bangladesh and Australia, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chittagong compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6529th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Sydney

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	Chittagong	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$0.96	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$84.9	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$48.6	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$249	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$148	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.9	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.5	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$687	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.17	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.33	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.88	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.1	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.12	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.68	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.2	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.19	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.98	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.4	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$41	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$44.4	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$938	$18951

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754