Chittagong vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chittagong	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$882	$1663
🏠 One person rent	$93	$220
🏘️ Family rent	$155	$365
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$243
🚐 Transport expenses	$46	$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$182	$149
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	45	30
😀 Quality of life	50	45
🏙️ Population	2.58M	6.87M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 42% less expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 9061st and 7717th ($358 vs $614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Bangladesh and Myanmar, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Chittagong compared to 0.2 months in Yangon. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 6631st and 7117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Yangon

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	Chittagong	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.08	$2.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.62	$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.82	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$53.3	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$213	$597
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$96.2	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14	$26.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$40.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$22.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	12.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$728	$2152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$421	$939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.71	$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$6.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$5.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.11	$1.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.58	$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.33	$2.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.96	$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.2	$92.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$27	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1379	$15435

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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	$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 Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$571
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$666
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$581
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$594
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$667
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$534
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$558
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$603
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$553
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$736
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$635
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$540
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$958
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$774
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$519
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$724
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$812
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$787
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1152
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$578
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1181
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$718
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$577
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$358
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$599