Chittagong vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chittagong	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$351	$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$905	$1047
🏠 One person rent	$98.3	$145
🏘️ Family rent	$215	$225
🍽️ Food expenses	$172	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.6	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$550
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	45	5
😀 Quality of life	46	34
🏙️ Population	2.58M	115K

The cost of living in Chittagong is 17% less expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 9083rd and 8915th ($351 vs $422) 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 0.6 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 6493rd and 7592nd 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	$1.65	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.75	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.72	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$110	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.9	$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$278	$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$150	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.2	$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.5	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.83%	10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$394	$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.16	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.18	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.87	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.66	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.1	$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.5	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.07	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.98	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$20	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.8	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$842	$666

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$459
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$312
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$296
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$296
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$900
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$317
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$309
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$342
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$323
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$335
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$307
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$963
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$300
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$280
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$408
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$308
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$264
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$292
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$282
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$305
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$292
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$304
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$295
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$419
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$341
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$430
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$367
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$309
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$294
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$321
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$289
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$294
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$316
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$292
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$299
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$300