Chittagong vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chittagong	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$312	$919
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$835	$1997
🏠 One person rent	$82.9	$572
🏘️ Family rent	$203	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$148	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$199	$235
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	45	30
😀 Quality of life	45	26
🏙️ Population	2.58M	6.87M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 66% less expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 9199th and 6082nd ($312 vs $919) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st 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 0.3 months in Yangon. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Yangon ranked 2nd in Myanmar, while ranked 6529th and 8533rd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Chittagong vs Yangon infographic

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/chittagong/yangon.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Chittagong vs Yangon infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/chittagong/yangon" target="_blank">Chittagong vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Chittagong vs Yangon

Prices for goods and services in Chittagong and Yangon are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Chittagong	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$0.96	$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$23.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$3.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$1.22
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$84.9	$871
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$48.6	$431
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$249	$1016
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$148	$707
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.9	$27.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.5	$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	12.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$687	$1438
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$312
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.17	$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.33	$9.19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.88	$8.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.1	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.12	$0.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$1.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.68	$0.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.2	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.19	$3.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.98	$8.95
💇 Haircut, simple	$2	$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.4	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$41	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$44.4	$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$938	$10024

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$783
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$792
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$612
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$690
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$742
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$655
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$617
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$593
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$513
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$570
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$739
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$613
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$613
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$994
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$787
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$588
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$676
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$800
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$773
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$325
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1168
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$555
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1174
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1251
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$703
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$599
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$312
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$626