Cost of Living Comparison Between Chittagong and Dhaka Cost of Living Comparison Between Chittagong and Dhaka

🙂 Solo nomad: Chittagong is 12% cheaper than Dhaka without rent, and 13.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Chittagong is 11.9% cheaper than Dhaka without rent, and 12.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.62 ৳198

$2.41 ৳296

-32.78%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$14.55 ৳1,783

$12.67 ৳1,552

14.84%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.51 ৳921

$4.95 ৳607

51.72%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.6 ৳687

$4.16 ৳510

34.62%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.06 ৳497

$4.94 ৳605

-17.81%

Cappuccino

$1.6 ৳196

$2.3 ৳282

-30.43%

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

$0.36 ৳44.08

$0.32 ৳38.78

12.50%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.14 ৳17.39

$0.17 ৳21.04

-17.65%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.74 ৳90.3

$0.83 ৳101

-10.84%

White Bread (500g)

$0.62 ৳75.9

$0.71 ৳87

-12.68%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.65 ৳79.1

$0.62 ৳75.6

4.84%

Eggs

$1.17 ৳144

$1.25 ৳154

-6.40%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.17 ৳1,124

$6.85 ৳840

33.87%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$1.7 ৳208

$3.34 ৳409

-49.10%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.59 ৳930

$6.58 ৳806

15.35%

Apples (1kg)

$2.29 ৳280

$2.7 ৳330

-15.19%

Banana (1kg)

$1.01 ৳124

$1.14 ৳139

-11.40%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.14 ৳262

$2.56 ৳313

-16.41%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.85 ৳104

$0.9 ৳111

-5.56%

Potato (1kg)

$0.47 ৳58.1

$0.47 ৳57.8

Onion (1kg)

$0.88 ৳108

$0.78 ৳95.4

12.82%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.38 ৳46.51

$0.33 ৳40.04

15.15%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.27 ৳33.23

$0.3 ৳37.23

-10.00%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$8.72 ৳1,068

$9.86 ৳1,209

-11.56%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.81 ৳98.9

$3.87 ৳474

-79.07%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.5 ৳184

$7.18 ৳880

-79.11%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.84 ৳348

$3 ৳368

-5.33%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.17 ৳21.39

$0.43 ৳52.2

-60.47%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$4.04 ৳495

$24.8 ৳3,040

-83.71%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.84 ৳103

$1.25 ৳154

-32.80%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.43 ৳52.4

$0.4 ৳48.72

7.50%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.41 ৳296

$3.03 ৳371

-20.46%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.05 ৳129

$1.07 ৳131

-1.87%

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

$32.2K ৳3.9M

$29.2K ৳3.6M

10.29%

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

$33.6K ৳4.1M

$28.1K ৳3.4M

19.70%

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

$22.57 ৳2,766

$32.29 ৳3,958

-30.10%

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

$5.71 ৳699

$4.81 ৳589

18.71%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$13.16 ৳1,613

$12.88 ৳1,578

2.17%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$15.19 ৳1,861

$19.74 ৳2,419

-23.05%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$11.08 ৳1,358

$14.46 ৳1,772

-23.37%

Cinema Ticket

$3.23 ৳396

$4.17 ৳511

-22.54%

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

$30.12 ৳3,692

$48.39 ৳5,931

-37.76%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,349 ৳165.3K

$1,993 ৳244.2K

-32.32%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$20.9 ৳2,562

$18.68 ৳2,289

11.88%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$18.65 ৳2,286

$23.73 ৳2,909

-21.41%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$51.3 ৳6,290

$46.65 ৳5,717

10.03%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$33.04 ৳4,049

$36.39 ৳4,459

-9.21%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$129 ৳15.8K

$118 ৳14.5K

9.10%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$59.7 ৳7,316

$64.5 ৳7,900

-7.38%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$251 ৳30.7K

$313 ৳38.4K

-19.93%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$146 ৳17.9K

$185 ৳22.7K

-21.15%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$770 ৳94.4K

$961 ৳117.8K

-19.90%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$425 ৳52K

$551 ৳67.6K

-22.95%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$249 ৳30.5K

$307 ৳37.6K

-18.89%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.67

10.52

10.93%

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

Last update for Chittagong: October 29, 2025

Last update for Dhaka: October 29, 2025

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