Chittagong vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chittagong	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$884	$998
🏠 One person rent	$97.6	$158
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$234
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$164
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.8	$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$351
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	47	5
😀 Quality of life	56	43
🏙️ Population	3.23M	115K

The cost of living in Chittagong is 13% less expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 9042nd and 8941st ($358 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Bangladesh and Bhutan, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Chittagong compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 6271st and 7454th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Thimphu

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	Chittagong	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.04	$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.3	$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.32	$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.4	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$208	$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$102	$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.5	$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.42%	10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$799	$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$465	$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.06	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.38	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.62	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.18	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.83	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.77	$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.09	$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.5	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.95	$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.65	$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.08	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.94	$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.7	$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.9	$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.3	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1349	$600

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$321
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$321
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$342
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$435
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$348
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$357
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$478
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$287
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$583
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$326
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$327
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$278
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$327
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$534
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$328
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$318
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$331
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$333
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$321
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$326
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$365
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$319
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$313
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$318
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$321
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$324
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$314
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$311
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$311
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$313
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$362
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$319
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$315
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$321
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$336
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$285
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$297
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$339

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$437
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$307
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$320
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$960
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$303
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$287
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$325
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$303
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$321
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$288
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$1034
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$270
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$297
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$336
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$289
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$278
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$264
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$245
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$289
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$327
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$287
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$288
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$357
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$424
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$336
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$478
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$342
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$348
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$263
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$288
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$317
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$326
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$285
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$293
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$272
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$268
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$274