Cost of Living Comparison Between Sylhet and Chittagong Cost of Living Comparison Between Sylhet and Chittagong

🙂 Solo nomad: Sylhet is 17.9% cheaper than Chittagong without rent, and 4.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Sylhet is 16.2% cheaper than Chittagong without rent, and 9.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.07 ৳254

$1.62 ৳198

27.78%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$10.51 ৳1,288

$14.55 ৳1,783

-27.77%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.12 ৳504

$7.51 ৳921

-45.14%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.04 ৳496

$5.6 ৳687

-27.86%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.28 ৳524

$4.06 ৳497

5.42%

Cappuccino

$1.8 ৳220

$1.6 ৳196

12.50%

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

$0.32 ৳39.16

$0.36 ৳44.08

-11.11%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.16 ৳20.16

$0.14 ৳17.39

14.29%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.75 ৳91.5

$0.74 ৳90.3

1.35%

White Bread (500g)

$0.46 ৳56.6

$0.62 ৳75.9

-25.81%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.62 ৳75.8

$0.65 ৳79.1

-4.62%

Eggs

$1.2 ৳147

$1.17 ৳144

2.56%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.7 ৳821

$9.17 ৳1,124

-26.94%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.49 ৳305

$1.7 ৳208

46.47%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.27 ৳768

$7.59 ৳930

-17.39%

Apples (1kg)

$2.08 ৳255

$2.29 ৳280

-9.17%

Banana (1kg)

$1.02 ৳125

$1.01 ৳124

0.99%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.08 ৳254

$2.14 ৳262

-2.80%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.48 ৳58.4

$0.85 ৳104

-43.53%

Potato (1kg)

$0.39 ৳47.34

$0.47 ৳58.1

-17.02%

Onion (1kg)

$0.63 ৳76.8

$0.88 ৳108

-28.41%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.33 ৳39.99

$0.38 ৳46.51

-13.16%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.28 ৳34.61

$0.27 ৳33.23

3.70%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$3.86 ৳472

$8.72 ৳1,068

-55.73%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.21 ৳270

$0.81 ৳98.9

172.84%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.39 ৳538

$1.5 ৳184

192.67%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.71 ৳333

$2.84 ৳348

-4.58%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.43 ৳52.7

$0.17 ৳21.39

152.94%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$16.27 ৳1,994

$4.04 ৳495

302.72%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.8 ৳98.2

$0.84 ৳103

-4.76%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.31 ৳38.58

$0.43 ৳52.4

-27.91%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.52 ৳186

$2.41 ৳296

-36.93%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.96 ৳117

$1.05 ৳129

-8.57%

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

$28.7K ৳3.5M

$32.2K ৳3.9M

-10.71%

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

$25K ৳3.1M

$33.6K ৳4.1M

-25.78%

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

$30.31 ৳3,714

$22.57 ৳2,766

34.29%

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

$4.87 ৳597

$5.71 ৳699

-14.71%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$13.32 ৳1,632

$13.16 ৳1,613

1.22%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$10.05 ৳1,231

$15.19 ৳1,861

-33.84%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$8.29 ৳1,016

$11.08 ৳1,358

-25.18%

Cinema Ticket

$4.01 ৳492

$3.23 ৳396

24.15%

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

$36.56 ৳4,481

$30.12 ৳3,692

21.38%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$944 ৳115.7K

$1,349 ৳165.3K

-30.01%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$13.9 ৳1,704

$20.9 ৳2,562

-33.49%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$17.02 ৳2,086

$18.65 ৳2,286

-8.74%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$38.38 ৳4,704

$51.3 ৳6,290

-25.23%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$35.49 ৳4,349

$33.04 ৳4,049

7.42%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$70.9 ৳8,692

$129 ৳15.8K

-44.90%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$58.8 ৳7,207

$59.7 ৳7,316

-1.49%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$163 ৳20K

$251 ৳30.7K

-35.05%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$109 ৳13.4K

$146 ৳17.9K

-25.20%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$605 ৳74.1K

$770 ৳94.4K

-21.42%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$304 ৳37.2K

$425 ৳52K

-28.48%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$235 ৳28.8K

$249 ৳30.5K

-5.56%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

8.83

11.67

-24.34%

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

Last update for Sylhet: October 28, 2025

Last update for Chittagong: October 29, 2025

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