Chittagong vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chittagong	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$312	$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$835	$1009
🏠 One person rent	$82.9	$122
🏘️ Family rent	$203	$227
🍽️ Food expenses	$148	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$199	$570
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	45	5
😀 Quality of life	45	50
🏙️ Population	2.58M	115K

The cost of living in Chittagong is 19% less expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 9199th and 9013th ($312 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.5 months in Thimphu. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 6529th and 6232nd 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	$0.96	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$6.45
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$84.9	$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$48.6	$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$249	$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$148	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.9	$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.5	$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$687	$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.17	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.33	$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.88	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.1	$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.12	$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.68	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.2	$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.19	$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.98	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2	$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.4	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$41	$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$44.4	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$938	$691

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$325
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$295
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$380
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$461
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$301
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$271
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$428
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$339
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$593
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$290
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$296
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$256
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$353
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$588
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$356
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$343
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$351
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$391
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$342
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$335
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$340
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$343
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$344
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$336
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$335
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$334
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$408
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$338
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$336
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$338
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$390
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$307
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$282
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$366

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$455
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$314
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$293
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$930
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$331
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$312
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$370
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$339
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$359
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$311
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$997
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$303
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$282
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$390
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$311
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$256
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$297
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$268
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$279
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$296
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$321
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$309
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$271
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$443
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$350
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$428
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$380
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$301
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$294
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$311
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$335
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$290
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$307
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$356
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$288
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$273
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$284