Cost of Living Comparison Between Kushtia and Chittagong Cost of Living Comparison Between Kushtia and Chittagong

🙂 Solo nomad: Kushtia is 9.9% cheaper than Chittagong without rent, and 17.3% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Kushtia is 25.9% cheaper than Chittagong without rent, and 24.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Kushtia
Chittagong
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$1.67 ৳205
$1.62 ৳198
3.09%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$6.53 ৳800
$14.55 ৳1,783
-55.12%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.2 ৳515
$7.51 ৳921
-44.07%
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.98 ৳487
$5.6 ৳687
-28.93%
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.79 ৳587
$4.06 ৳497
17.98%
Cappuccino
$0.63 ৳77.2
$1.6 ৳196
-60.63%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.26 ৳31.93
$0.36 ৳44.08
-27.78%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.19 ৳23.36
$0.14 ৳17.39
35.71%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Kushtia
Chittagong
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.59 ৳72.8
$0.74 ৳90.3
-20.27%
White Bread (500g)
$0.64 ৳79
$0.62 ৳75.9
3.23%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.55 ৳68
$0.65 ৳79.1
-15.38%
Eggs
$0.86 ৳106
$1.17 ৳144
-26.50%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$6.77 ৳830
$9.17 ৳1,124
-26.17%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$2.21 ৳270
$1.7 ৳208
30.00%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$5.83 ৳714
$7.59 ৳930
-23.19%
Apples (1kg)
$1.85 ৳226
$2.29 ৳280
-19.21%
Banana (1kg)
$0.42 ৳52
$1.01 ৳124
-58.42%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.75 ৳214
$2.14 ৳262
-18.22%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.5 ৳61.8
$0.85 ৳104
-41.18%
Potato (1kg)
$0.14 ৳17.31
$0.47 ৳58.1
-70.21%
Onion (1kg)
$0.35 ৳42.32
$0.88 ৳108
-60.23%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.33 ৳40.13
$0.38 ৳46.51
-13.16%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.26 ৳31.98
$0.27 ৳33.23
-3.70%
Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)
$9.77 ৳1,198
$8.72 ৳1,068
12.04%
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$4.05 ৳496
$0.81 ৳98.9
400.00%
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$7.08 ৳868
$1.5 ৳184
372.00%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$1.6 ৳197
$2.84 ৳348
-43.66%
🚌 Getting Around
Kushtia
Chittagong
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.22 ৳27
$0.17 ৳21.39
29.41%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$9.4 ৳1,152
$4.04 ৳495
132.67%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.2 ৳147
$0.84 ৳103
42.86%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.4 ৳48.5
$0.43 ৳52.4
-6.98%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.03 ৳372
$2.41 ৳296
25.73%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.06 ৳130
$1.05 ৳129
0.95%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$28.3K ৳3.5M
$32.2K ৳3.9M
-12.18%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$27.8K ৳3.4M
$33.6K ৳4.1M
-17.34%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Kushtia
Chittagong
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$33.09 ৳4,055
$22.57 ৳2,766
46.61%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$4.72 ৳579
$5.71 ৳699
-17.34%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$13.32 ৳1,632
$13.16 ৳1,613
1.22%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Kushtia
Chittagong
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$13.68 ৳1,677
$15.19 ৳1,861
-9.94%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$11.9 ৳1,459
$11.08 ৳1,358
7.40%
Cinema Ticket
$4.19 ৳513
$3.23 ৳396
29.72%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Kushtia
Chittagong
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$47.71 ৳5,846
$30.12 ৳3,692
58.40%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,950 ৳238.9K
$1,349 ৳165.3K
44.55%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Kushtia
Chittagong
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$6.31 ৳773
$20.9 ৳2,562
-69.81%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$7.96 ৳976
$18.65 ৳2,286
-57.32%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$47.02 ৳5,763
$51.3 ৳6,290
-8.40%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$36.47 ৳4,470
$33.04 ৳4,049
10.38%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Kushtia
Chittagong
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$68.4 ৳8,376
$129 ৳15.8K
-46.89%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$42.66 ৳5,228
$59.7 ৳7,316
-28.54%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$162 ৳19.9K
$251 ৳30.7K
-35.42%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$97 ৳11.9K
$146 ৳17.9K
-33.47%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$770 ৳94.4K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$290 ৳35.6K
$425 ৳52K
-31.69%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Kushtia
Chittagong
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$330 ৳40.4K
$249 ৳30.5K
32.40%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
10.52
11.67
-9.85%

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Last update for Kushtia: October 28, 2025

Last update for Chittagong: October 29, 2025

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