Chittagong vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chittagong	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$351	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$905	$2342
🏠 One person rent	$98.3	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$215	$970
🍽️ Food expenses	$172	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.6	$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$300
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	45	30
😀 Quality of life	46	43
🏙️ Population	2.58M	6.87M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 50% less expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 9083rd and 6863rd ($351 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Bangladesh and Myanmar, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chittagong compared to 0.4 months in Yangon. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 6493rd and 6707th 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	$1.65	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.75	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.72	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$110	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.9	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$278	$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$150	$841
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.2	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.5	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.83%	10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$1691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$394	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.16	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$9.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$7.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.18	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.87	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.66	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.1	$1.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.5	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$2.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.07	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.98	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$20	$78.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.8	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$842	$15505

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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 Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$650
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$778
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$610
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$701
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$633
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$660
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$678
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$576
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$715
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$595
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$710
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$941
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$753
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$661
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$656
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$781
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$752
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1163
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$543
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$685
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$604
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$351
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$625