Chittagong vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chittagong	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$629
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$875	$1732
🏠 One person rent	$97.4	$231
🏘️ Family rent	$160	$389
🍽️ Food expenses	$173	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.3	$89.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$208	$147
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	47	30
😀 Quality of life	54	45
🏙️ Population	2.58M	6.87M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 43% less expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 9065th and 7720th ($358 vs $629) 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 0.6 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 6403rd and 7263rd 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	$2.27	$2.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.7	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.59	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.93	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$1.79	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$326
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.9	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$205	$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$100	$262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.1	$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.2	$42.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.6	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.83%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$825	$2130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$459	$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.08	$9.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.42	$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.18	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.25	$6.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.09	$1.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.55	$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.65	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.67	$2.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.07	$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.98	$3.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.8	$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.8	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$31.3	$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1175	$17353

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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 Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$592
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$695
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$593
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$614
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$709
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$546
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$571
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$626
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$562
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$788
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$656
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$550
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$1027
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$833
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$528
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$784
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$874
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$846
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1056
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$581
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1082
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1269
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$768
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$590
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$358
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$610