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

🙂 Solo nomad: Tongi is 8.3% cheaper than Chittagong without rent, and 12% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Tongi is 7.7% cheaper than Chittagong without rent, and 15.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.60 ৳195

$1.69 ৳206

-5.33%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$9.58 ৳1,171

$14.81 ৳1,810

-35.31%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.00 ৳611

$7.55 ৳923

-33.77%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.13 ৳505

$5.58 ৳683

-25.99%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.60 ৳562

$4.13 ৳505

11.38%

Cappuccino

$1.47 ৳180

$1.69 ৳206

-13.02%

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

$0.34 ৳42.00

$0.35 ৳43.29

-2.86%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.17 ৳21.34

$0.14 ৳17.12

21.43%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.66 ৳80.2

$0.73 ৳89.1

-9.59%

White Bread (500g)

$0.55 ৳67.7

$0.58 ৳70.6

-5.17%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.62 ৳75.4

$0.62 ৳75.6

Eggs

$1.21 ৳149

$1.21 ৳148

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.78 ৳829

$8.87 ৳1,084

-23.56%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.57 ৳314

$1.68 ৳205

52.98%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.30 ৳648

$7.54 ৳922

-29.71%

Apples (1kg)

$2.12 ৳260

$2.27 ৳278

-6.61%

Banana (1kg)

$1.01 ৳123

$1.02 ৳124

-0.98%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.09 ৳256

$2.06 ৳251

1.46%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.62 ৳76.2

$0.85 ৳103

-27.06%

Potato (1kg)

$0.28 ৳34.43

$0.47 ৳57.6

-40.43%

Onion (1kg)

$0.40 ৳49.34

$0.84 ৳103

-52.38%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.36 ৳43.55

$0.38 ৳46.43

-5.26%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.28 ৳34.40

$0.27 ৳33.19

3.70%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$8.80 ৳1,076

$8.90 ৳1,089

-1.12%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.27 ৳278

$0.84 ৳103

170.24%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.86 ৳594

$1.51 ৳185

221.85%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.92 ৳357

$2.93 ৳358

-0.34%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.22 ৳26.92

$0.17 ৳20.22

29.41%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$10.07 ৳1,232

$4.02 ৳492

150.50%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.84 ৳102

$0.78 ৳95.5

7.69%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.40 ৳48.85

$0.39 ৳47.92

2.56%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.07 ৳253

$2.42 ৳296

-14.46%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.00 ৳122

$1.01 ৳124

-0.99%

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

$28.5K ৳3.5M

$32.9K ৳4.0M

-13.41%

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

$27.7K ৳3.4M

$34.3K ৳4.2M

-19.10%

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

$29.67 ৳3,628

$23.07 ৳2,821

28.61%

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

$4.85 ৳593

$5.86 ৳716

-17.24%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$8.79 ৳1,075

$13.12 ৳1,604

-33.00%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$13.58 ৳1,661

$15.53 ৳1,898

-12.56%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$11.94 ৳1,460

$11.49 ৳1,405

3.92%

Cinema Ticket

$4.11 ৳503

$3.29 ৳402

24.92%

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

$26.88 ৳3,287

$29.73 ৳3,635

-9.59%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$924 ৳112.9K

$1,373 ৳167.8K

-32.72%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$16.06 ৳1,963

$20.70 ৳2,531

-22.42%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$17.85 ৳2,183

$18.70 ৳2,286

-4.55%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$33.05 ৳4,041

$51.8 ৳6,335

-36.22%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$36.60 ৳4,475

$33.56 ৳4,103

9.06%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$70.9 ৳8,664

$127 ৳15.5K

-44.07%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$42.23 ৳5,164

$58.8 ৳7,189

-28.18%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$163 ৳19.9K

$244 ৳29.9K

-33.39%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$97.1 ৳11.9K

$147 ৳17.9K

-33.74%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$615 ৳75.2K

$821 ৳100.3K

-25.01%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$364 ৳44.5K

$454 ৳55.5K

-19.87%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$247 ৳30.2K

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: January 13, 2026

Last update for Chittagong: January 13, 2026

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