Chittagong vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chittagong	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$351	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$905	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$98.3	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$215	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$172	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.6	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$4315
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	45	100
😀 Quality of life	46	100
🏙️ Population	2.58M	4.84M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 86% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 9083rd and 745th ($351 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.7 months in Sydney. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6493rd and 2nd 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	$1.65	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.75	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$1.72	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$110	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.9	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$278	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$150	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.2	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.5	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.83%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$394	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.16	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.18	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.87	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.66	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.1	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.5	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.07	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.98	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$20	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.8	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$842	$17957

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683