Cost of Living Comparison Between Cox's Bazar and Chittagong Cost of Living Comparison Between Cox's Bazar and Chittagong

🙂 Solo nomad: Cox's Bazar is 17.8% cheaper than Chittagong without rent, and 17% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Cox's Bazar is 20.2% cheaper than Chittagong without rent, and 16.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.69 ৳206

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$12.54 ৳1,534

$14.81 ৳1,810

-15.33%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.12 ৳381

$7.55 ৳924

-58.68%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.76 ৳704

$5.58 ৳683

3.23%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.52 ৳308

$4.13 ৳505

-38.98%

Cappuccino

$1.61 ৳196

$1.69 ৳206

-4.73%

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

$0.38 ৳46.55

$0.35 ৳43.29

8.57%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.11 ৳13.91

$0.14 ৳17.12

-21.43%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.72 ৳88.6

$0.73 ৳89.1

-1.37%

White Bread (500g)

$0.47 ৳57.0

$0.58 ৳70.6

-18.97%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.45 ৳54.6

$0.62 ৳75.6

-27.42%

Eggs

$1.06 ৳129

$1.21 ৳148

-12.40%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.93 ৳1,091

$8.87 ৳1,085

0.68%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$1.61 ৳197

$1.68 ৳205

-4.17%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.82 ৳834

$7.54 ৳922

-9.55%

Apples (1kg)

$2.27 ৳278

Banana (1kg)

$0.93 ৳114

$1.02 ৳125

-8.82%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.61 ৳197

$2.06 ৳251

-21.84%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.35 ৳42.21

$0.85 ৳103

-58.82%

Potato (1kg)

$0.20 ৳24.81

$0.47 ৳57.6

-57.45%

Onion (1kg)

$0.41 ৳50.3

$0.84 ৳103

-51.19%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.38 ৳46.27

$0.38 ৳46.43

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.25 ৳30.37

$0.27 ৳33.20

-7.41%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$6.35 ৳777

$8.90 ৳1,089

-28.65%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.50 ৳306

$0.84 ৳103

197.62%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.30 ৳404

$1.51 ৳185

118.54%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.93 ৳235

$2.93 ৳358

-34.13%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.22 ৳26.91

$0.17 ৳20.22

29.41%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$10.40 ৳1,272

$4.02 ৳492

158.71%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.30 ৳36.80

$0.78 ৳95.5

-61.54%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.35 ৳43.32

$0.39 ৳47.92

-10.26%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.51 ৳307

$2.42 ৳297

3.72%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.01 ৳124

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

$33.0K ৳4.0M

$32.9K ৳4.0M

0.18%

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

$34.0K ৳4.2M

$34.3K ৳4.2M

-0.73%

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

$12.15 ৳1,485

$23.07 ৳2,822

-47.33%

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

$2.62 ৳321

$5.86 ৳716

-55.29%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$11.34 ৳1,387

$13.12 ৳1,604

-13.57%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$16.67 ৳2,039

$15.53 ৳1,899

7.34%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$11.63 ৳1,422

$11.49 ৳1,405

1.22%

Cinema Ticket

$2.32 ৳283

$3.29 ৳402

-29.48%

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

$24.73 ৳3,024

$29.73 ৳3,635

-16.82%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,387 ৳169.5K

$1,373 ৳167.8K

1.01%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$20.88 ৳2,554

$20.70 ৳2,531

0.87%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$18.63 ৳2,278

$18.70 ৳2,286

-0.37%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$32.17 ৳3,934

$51.8 ৳6,336

-37.92%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$33.75 ৳4,127

$33.56 ৳4,103

0.57%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$69.8 ৳8,531

$127 ৳15.5K

-44.94%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$41.88 ৳5,121

$58.8 ৳7,190

-28.78%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$306 ৳37.4K

$244 ৳29.9K

25.24%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$96.8 ৳11.8K

$147 ৳17.9K

-33.99%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$605 ৳74.0K

$821 ৳100.4K

-26.29%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$359 ৳43.9K

$454 ৳55.5K

-20.97%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$290 ৳35.5K

$247 ৳30.2K

17.56%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.67

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

Last update for Cox's Bazar: January 12, 2026

Last update for Chittagong: January 13, 2026

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