Cost of Living Comparison Between Barisal and Chittagong Cost of Living Comparison Between Barisal and Chittagong

🙂 Solo nomad: Barisal is 18.7% cheaper than Chittagong without rent, and 8.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Barisal is 15.2% cheaper than Chittagong without rent, and 20.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.14 ৳139

$1.66 ৳203

-31.33%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$5.69 ৳696

$14.73 ৳1,802

-61.37%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.31 ৳649

$7.47 ৳913

-28.92%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.18 ৳511

$5.83 ৳713

-28.30%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.77 ৳583

$4.04 ৳494

18.07%

Cappuccino

$0.67 ৳82.4

$1.68 ৳205

-60.12%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.17 ৳21.35

$0.38 ৳46.80

-55.26%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.11 ৳13.06

$0.15 ৳17.95

-26.67%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.75 ৳91.2

$0.74 ৳90.3

1.35%

White Bread (500g)

$0.64 ৳77.7

$0.58 ৳70.4

10.34%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.56 ৳68.1

$0.66 ৳80.5

-15.15%

Eggs

$1.20 ৳147

$1.18 ৳144

1.69%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.13 ৳749

$8.87 ৳1,085

-30.89%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.54 ৳311

$1.68 ৳206

51.19%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.48 ৳792

$7.35 ৳899

-11.84%

Apples (1kg)

$1.95 ৳238

$2.25 ৳275

-13.33%

Banana (1kg)

$0.96 ৳117

$1.01 ৳123

-4.95%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.69 ৳207

$2.13 ৳261

-20.66%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.53 ৳65.0

$0.84 ৳103

-36.90%

Potato (1kg)

$0.32 ৳39.60

$0.44 ৳53.6

-27.27%

Onion (1kg)

$0.40 ৳48.81

$0.85 ৳104

-52.94%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.33 ৳39.84

$0.38 ৳45.93

-13.16%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.31 ৳38.00

$0.25 ৳30.42

24.00%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$7.02 ৳858

$8.52 ৳1,043

-17.61%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.78 ৳463

$0.85 ৳104

344.71%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.88 ৳597

$1.51 ৳184

223.18%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.30 ৳404

$2.95 ৳361

11.86%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.30 ৳36.85

$0.17 ৳20.59

76.47%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$10.12 ৳1,238

$4.17 ৳510

142.69%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.68 ৳83.3

$0.81 ৳98.6

-16.05%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.20 ৳24.43

$0.40 ৳48.49

-50.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.94 ৳237

$2.47 ৳302

-21.46%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.92 ৳112

$1.05 ৳128

-12.38%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$28.4K ৳3.5M

$33.2K ৳4.1M

-14.43%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$27.0K ৳3.3M

$33.9K ৳4.1M

-20.24%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$30.31 ৳3,707

$22.47 ৳2,748

34.89%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$5.20 ৳636

$5.58 ৳683

-6.81%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$22.46 ৳2,747

$13.49 ৳1,650

66.49%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$9.92 ৳1,213

$15.41 ৳1,884

-35.63%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$8.17 ৳1,000

$11.23 ৳1,374

-27.25%

Cinema Ticket

$3.30 ৳404

$3.23 ৳395

2.17%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$17.23 ৳2,107

$29.26 ৳3,579

-41.11%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,279 ৳156.5K

$1,390 ৳170.0K

-7.95%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$15.80 ৳1,932

$20.61 ৳2,520

-23.34%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$16.30 ৳1,994

$18.38 ৳2,248

-11.32%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$29.23 ৳3,575

$52.6 ৳6,426

-44.38%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$28.75 ৳3,516

$34.20 ৳4,183

-15.94%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$81.0 ৳9,900

$130 ৳15.9K

-37.60%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$65.3 ৳7,987

$58.3 ৳7,128

12.04%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$133 ৳16.3K

$244 ৳29.8K

-45.52%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$97.5 ৳11.9K

$148 ৳18.1K

-34.03%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$353 ৳43.2K

$817 ৳100.0K

-56.81%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$410 ৳50.2K

$457 ৳55.9K

-10.15%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$173 ৳21.1K

$267 ৳32.6K

-35.22%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

9.08

11.67

-22.19%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Barisal: March 2, 2026

Last update for Chittagong: March 3, 2026

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