Chittagong vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chittagong	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$882	$1031
🏠 One person rent	$93	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$155	$236
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$174
🚐 Transport expenses	$46	$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$182	$544
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	45	5
😀 Quality of life	50	42
🏙️ Population	2.58M	115K

The cost of living in Chittagong is 15% less expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 9061st and 8940th ($358 vs $420) 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 0.5 months in Chittagong compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 6631st and 7547th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Chittagong vs Thimphu infographic

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/chittagong/thimphu.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Chittagong vs Thimphu infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/chittagong/thimphu" target="_blank">Chittagong vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Chittagong vs Thimphu

Prices for goods and services in Chittagong and Thimphu are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Chittagong	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.08	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.62	$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.82	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$53.3	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$213	$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$96.2	$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14	$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$728	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$421	$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.71	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.11	$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.58	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.33	$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.96	$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.2	$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$27	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1379	$653

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$312
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$362
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$456
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$348
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$352
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$464
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$301
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$558
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$300
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$321
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$282
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$328
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$519
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$333
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$320
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$327
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$370
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$320
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$313
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$318
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$320
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$324
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$315
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$313
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$312
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$366
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$318
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$315
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$323
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$354
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$286
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$287
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$344

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$450
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$297
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$308
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$311
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$918
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$316
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$298
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$348
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$321
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$338
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$297
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$981
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$284
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$287
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$354
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$297
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$282
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$281
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$257
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$321
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$293
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$294
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$352
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$427
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$350
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$464
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$362
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$348
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$284
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$293
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$328
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$300
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$286
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$320
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$289
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$286
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$289