Cost of Living Comparison Between Tongi and Chittagong Cost of Living Comparison Between Tongi and Chittagong

🙂 Solo nomad: Tongi is 22.1% cheaper than Chittagong without rent, and 10.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Tongi is 2.9% cheaper than Chittagong without rent, and 13.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.62 ৳198

$1.66 ৳203

-2.41%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$10.04 ৳1,229

$14.73 ৳1,802

-31.84%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.84 ৳592

$7.47 ৳913

-35.21%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.04 ৳495

$5.83 ৳713

-30.70%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.75 ৳581

$4.04 ৳494

17.57%

Cappuccino

$1.44 ৳176

$1.68 ৳206

-14.29%

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

$0.32 ৳38.62

$0.38 ৳46.81

-15.79%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.15 ৳18.57

$0.15 ৳17.96

Milk (1 liter)

$0.67 ৳81.9

$0.74 ৳90.3

-9.46%

White Bread (500g)

$0.60 ৳73.1

$0.58 ৳70.4

3.45%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.61 ৳74.1

$0.66 ৳80.5

-7.58%

Eggs

$1.18 ৳144

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.69 ৳819

$8.87 ৳1,085

-24.58%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.44 ৳299

$1.68 ৳206

45.24%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.37 ৳657

$7.35 ৳900

-26.94%

Apples (1kg)

$2.23 ৳273

$2.25 ৳275

-0.89%

Banana (1kg)

$1.00 ৳123

$1.01 ৳123

-0.99%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.03 ৳249

$2.13 ৳261

-4.69%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.65 ৳79.8

$0.84 ৳103

-22.62%

Potato (1kg)

$0.28 ৳34.48

$0.44 ৳53.6

-36.36%

Onion (1kg)

$0.38 ৳46.10

$0.85 ৳104

-55.29%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.36 ৳43.58

$0.38 ৳45.94

-5.26%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.26 ৳31.79

$0.25 ৳30.42

4.00%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$10.06 ৳1,230

$8.52 ৳1,043

18.08%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.23 ৳273

$0.85 ৳104

162.35%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.02 ৳614

$1.51 ৳184

232.45%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.84 ৳347

$2.95 ৳361

-3.73%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.20 ৳24.41

$0.17 ৳20.60

17.65%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$10.09 ৳1,234

$4.17 ৳510

141.97%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.84 ৳103

$0.81 ৳98.6

3.70%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.43 ৳52.6

$0.40 ৳48.50

7.50%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.00 ৳245

$2.47 ৳302

-19.03%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.01 ৳123

$1.05 ৳128

-3.81%

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

$28.7K ৳3.5M

$33.2K ৳4.1M

-13.64%

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

$28.1K ৳3.4M

$33.9K ৳4.1M

-16.96%

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

$29.52 ৳3,611

$22.47 ৳2,749

31.38%

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

$4.78 ৳585

$5.58 ৳683

-14.34%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$9.12 ৳1,115

$13.49 ৳1,650

-32.39%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$13.49 ৳1,650

$15.41 ৳1,885

-12.46%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$11.72 ৳1,434

$11.23 ৳1,374

4.36%

Cinema Ticket

$4.15 ৳508

$3.23 ৳395

28.48%

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

$27.22 ৳3,330

$29.26 ৳3,580

-6.97%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$945 ৳115.5K

$1,390 ৳170.0K

-32.04%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$15.76 ৳1,928

$20.61 ৳2,521

-23.53%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$17.85 ৳2,183

$18.38 ৳2,248

-2.88%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$32.61 ৳3,989

$52.6 ৳6,428

-37.94%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$36.68 ৳4,487

$34.20 ৳4,184

7.25%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$69.9 ৳8,547

$130 ৳15.9K

-46.14%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$42.06 ৳5,145

$58.3 ৳7,130

-27.84%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$163 ৳20.0K

$244 ৳29.9K

-33.11%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$97.5 ৳11.9K

$148 ৳18.1K

-34.01%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$534 ৳65.3K

$817 ৳100.0K

-34.66%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$378 ৳46.3K

$457 ৳55.9K

-17.20%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$267 ৳32.7K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

10.29

11.67

-11.83%

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

Last update for Tongi: March 1, 2026

Last update for Chittagong: March 3, 2026

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