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

🙂 Solo nomad: Chittagong is 13.3% cheaper than Dhaka without rent, and 12.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Chittagong is 11.1% cheaper than Dhaka without rent, and 14.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.66 ৳203

$2.40 ৳293

-30.83%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$14.73 ৳1,799

$12.50 ৳1,527

17.84%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.47 ৳912

$4.87 ৳595

53.39%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.83 ৳712

$4.07 ৳497

43.24%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.04 ৳494

$4.97 ৳607

-18.71%

Cappuccino

$1.68 ৳205

$2.20 ৳269

-23.64%

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

$0.38 ৳46.74

$0.34 ৳41.56

11.76%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.15 ৳17.93

$0.18 ৳21.62

-16.67%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.74 ৳90.2

$0.80 ৳98.2

-7.50%

White Bread (500g)

$0.58 ৳70.3

$0.70 ৳86.1

-17.14%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.66 ৳80.4

$0.65 ৳79.6

1.54%

Eggs

$1.18 ৳144

$1.24 ৳152

-4.84%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.87 ৳1,083

$6.89 ৳841

28.74%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$1.68 ৳205

$3.38 ৳413

-50.30%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.35 ৳898

$6.68 ৳816

10.03%

Apples (1kg)

$2.25 ৳275

$2.79 ৳341

-19.35%

Banana (1kg)

$1.01 ৳123

$1.09 ৳134

-7.34%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.13 ৳261

$2.65 ৳323

-19.62%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.84 ৳103

$0.89 ৳109

-5.62%

Potato (1kg)

$0.44 ৳53.5

$0.44 ৳53.6

Onion (1kg)

$0.85 ৳103

$0.84 ৳102

1.19%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.38 ৳45.87

$0.35 ৳42.88

8.57%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.25 ৳30.38

$0.30 ৳36.85

-16.67%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$8.52 ৳1,041

$12.00 ৳1,466

-29.00%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.85 ৳104

$4.04 ৳494

-78.96%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.51 ৳184

$6.83 ৳835

-77.89%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.95 ৳360

$2.88 ৳351

2.43%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.17 ৳20.57

$0.40 ৳48.35

-57.50%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$4.17 ৳509

$24.81 ৳3,030

-83.19%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.81 ৳98.5

$1.21 ৳148

-33.06%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.40 ৳48.43

$0.42 ৳51.9

-4.76%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.47 ৳302

$3.03 ৳370

-18.48%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.05 ৳128

$1.07 ৳131

-1.87%

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

$33.2K ৳4.1M

$29.1K ৳3.6M

14.03%

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

$33.9K ৳4.1M

$27.6K ৳3.4M

22.66%

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

$22.47 ৳2,745

$32.89 ৳4,017

-31.68%

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

$5.58 ৳682

$4.65 ৳568

20.00%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$13.49 ৳1,648

$13.34 ৳1,630

1.12%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$15.41 ৳1,882

$19.12 ৳2,336

-19.40%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$11.23 ৳1,372

$14.38 ৳1,756

-21.91%

Cinema Ticket

$3.23 ৳394

$4.02 ৳491

-19.65%

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

$29.26 ৳3,575

$48.00 ৳5,864

-39.04%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,390 ৳169.8K

$1,942 ৳237.2K

-28.43%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$20.61 ৳2,517

$18.20 ৳2,223

13.24%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$18.38 ৳2,245

$23.95 ৳2,926

-23.26%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$52.6 ৳6,419

$47.79 ৳5,837

9.96%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$34.20 ৳4,178

$37.12 ৳4,534

-7.87%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$130 ৳15.8K

$116 ৳14.2K

11.83%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$58.3 ৳7,120

$64.2 ৳7,837

-9.15%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$244 ৳29.8K

$310 ৳37.9K

-21.39%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$148 ৳18.1K

$186 ৳22.7K

-20.44%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$817 ৳99.8K

$1,244 ৳151.9K

-34.29%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$457 ৳55.8K

$603 ৳73.6K

-24.23%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$267 ৳32.6K

$315 ৳38.4K

-15.18%

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: March 3, 2026

Last update for Dhaka: March 1, 2026

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