Chittagong vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chittagong	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$927
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$875	$2221
🏠 One person rent	$97.4	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$160	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$173	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.3	$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$208	$436
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	47	44
😀 Quality of life	54	62
🏙️ Population	2.58M	1.4M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 61% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 9065th and 6169th ($358 vs $927) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Bangladesh and Mongolia, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chittagong compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 6403rd and 5662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Chittagong	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.27	$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.7	$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.59	$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.93	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$1.79	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.9	$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$205	$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$100	$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.1	$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.2	$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.6	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.83%	7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$825	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$459	$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.08	$9.43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.42	$4.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.18	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.25	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.09	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.55	$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.65	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.67	$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.07	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.98	$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.8	$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.8	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$31.3	$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1175	$7641

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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 Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$903
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$722
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$771
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$767
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$970
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$650
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$1010
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$691
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$679
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$555
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$640
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1392
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$667
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$651
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$655
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$543
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$804
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$770
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$636
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$666
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$590
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$566
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$610
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$582
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$581
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$605
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$495
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$555
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$500
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$633
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$484
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$567
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$426
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$709
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$566
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$613
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1044
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$454
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$635