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

🙂 Solo nomad: Sylhet is 13.9% cheaper than Chittagong without rent, and 0.5% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Sylhet is 1.5% more expensive than Chittagong without rent, and 6.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.00 ৳245

$1.66 ৳203

20.48%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$10.54 ৳1,289

$14.73 ৳1,802

-28.45%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.00 ৳489

$7.47 ৳913

-46.45%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.12 ৳504

$5.83 ৳713

-29.33%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.33 ৳530

$4.04 ৳494

7.18%

Cappuccino

$1.90 ৳232

$1.68 ৳206

13.10%

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

$0.34 ৳41.83

$0.38 ৳46.81

-10.53%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.19 ৳23.29

$0.15 ৳17.96

26.67%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.80 ৳98.4

$0.74 ৳90.3

8.11%

White Bread (500g)

$0.50 ৳61.3

$0.58 ৳70.4

-13.79%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.65 ৳79.1

$0.66 ৳80.5

-1.52%

Eggs

$1.26 ৳155

$1.18 ৳144

6.78%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.00 ৳857

$8.87 ৳1,085

-21.08%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.53 ৳310

$1.68 ৳206

50.60%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.38 ৳780

$7.35 ৳900

-13.20%

Apples (1kg)

$2.19 ৳268

$2.25 ৳275

-2.67%

Banana (1kg)

$1.05 ৳128

$1.01 ৳123

3.96%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.00 ৳244

$2.13 ৳261

-6.10%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.50 ৳61.6

$0.84 ৳103

-40.48%

Potato (1kg)

$0.39 ৳47.44

$0.44 ৳53.6

-11.36%

Onion (1kg)

$0.62 ৳76.0

$0.85 ৳104

-27.06%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.36 ৳43.63

$0.38 ৳45.94

-5.26%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.26 ৳31.66

$0.25 ৳30.42

4.00%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$3.67 ৳449

$8.52 ৳1,043

-56.92%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.32 ৳284

$0.85 ৳104

172.94%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.55 ৳556

$1.51 ৳184

201.32%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.64 ৳323

$2.95 ৳361

-10.51%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.43 ৳52.6

$0.17 ৳20.60

152.94%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$16.16 ৳1,977

$4.17 ৳510

287.53%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.84 ৳103

$0.81 ৳98.6

3.70%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.32 ৳38.88

$0.40 ৳48.50

-20.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.49 ৳182

$2.47 ৳302

-39.68%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.96 ৳117

$1.05 ৳128

-8.57%

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

$28.7K ৳3.5M

$33.2K ৳4.1M

-13.79%

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

$25.1K ৳3.1M

$33.9K ৳4.1M

-25.91%

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

$29.64 ৳3,626

$22.47 ৳2,749

31.91%

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

$4.86 ৳595

$5.58 ৳683

-12.90%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$13.08 ৳1,600

$13.49 ৳1,650

-3.04%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$9.78 ৳1,196

$15.41 ৳1,885

-36.53%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.97 ৳975

$11.23 ৳1,374

-29.03%

Cinema Ticket

$4.13 ৳505

$3.23 ৳395

27.86%

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

$36.73 ৳4,493

$29.26 ৳3,580

25.53%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$949 ৳116.1K

$1,390 ৳170.0K

-31.69%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$13.92 ৳1,703

$20.61 ৳2,521

-32.46%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$16.64 ৳2,036

$18.38 ৳2,248

-9.47%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$38.20 ৳4,673

$52.6 ৳6,428

-27.31%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$35.82 ৳4,382

$34.20 ৳4,184

4.74%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$68.9 ৳8,426

$130 ৳15.9K

-46.91%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$60.3 ৳7,377

$58.3 ৳7,130

3.45%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$161 ৳19.7K

$244 ৳29.9K

-33.97%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$112 ৳13.7K

$148 ৳18.1K

-24.37%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$597 ৳73.0K

$817 ৳100.0K

-26.93%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$307 ৳37.6K

$457 ৳55.9K

-32.76%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$228 ৳27.9K

$267 ৳32.7K

-14.68%

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: March 2, 2026

Last update for Chittagong: March 3, 2026

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