Chittagong vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chittagong	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$875	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$97.4	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$160	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$173	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.3	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$208	$4145
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	47	99
😀 Quality of life	54	98
🏙️ Population	2.58M	5.45M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 87% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 9065th and 348th ($358 vs $2844) 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 1.5 months in Sydney. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6403rd 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	$2.27	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.7	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.59	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.93	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$1.79	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.9	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$205	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$100	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.1	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.2	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.6	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.83%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$825	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$459	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.08	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.42	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.18	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.25	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.09	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.55	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.65	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.67	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.07	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.98	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.8	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.8	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$31.3	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1175	$21946

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$314
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$355
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$448
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$351
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$350
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$481
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$296
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$571
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$314
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$327
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$287
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$336
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$528
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$338
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$325
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$338
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$341
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$330
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$335
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$362
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$330
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$321
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$326
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$329
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$331
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$323
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$320
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$321
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$320
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$364
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$326
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$324
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$275
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$330
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$344
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$290
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$293
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$349

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864