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

🙂 Solo nomad: Tongi is 9.1% cheaper than Chittagong without rent, and 11.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Tongi is 12.2% cheaper than Chittagong without rent, and 15.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.62 ৳199

$1.60 ৳196

1.25%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$10.14 ৳1,247

$14.51 ৳1,784

-30.12%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.82 ৳592

$7.17 ৳882

-32.78%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.13 ৳508

$5.68 ৳698

-27.29%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.83 ৳594

$4.00 ৳492

20.75%

Cappuccino

$1.47 ৳181

$1.66 ৳205

-11.45%

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

$0.31 ৳38.61

$0.36 ৳44.09

-13.89%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.15 ৳18.52

$0.14 ৳16.94

7.14%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.66 ৳81.1

$0.75 ৳91.7

-12.00%

White Bread (500g)

$0.59 ৳73.1

$0.58 ৳71.4

1.72%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.61 ৳74.7

$0.61 ৳74.5

Eggs

$1.20 ৳148

$1.16 ৳143

3.45%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.91 ৳849

$8.98 ৳1,105

-23.05%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.47 ৳304

$1.67 ৳206

47.90%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.41 ৳665

$7.29 ৳897

-25.79%

Apples (1kg)

$2.16 ৳266

$2.25 ৳277

-4.00%

Banana (1kg)

$1.02 ৳126

$0.99 ৳122

3.03%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.07 ৳255

$2.06 ৳253

0.49%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.66 ৳81.3

$0.79 ৳97.0

-16.46%

Potato (1kg)

$0.26 ৳31.65

$0.44 ৳54.6

-40.91%

Onion (1kg)

$0.38 ৳46.59

$0.86 ৳105

-55.81%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.35 ৳43.14

$0.37 ৳46.02

-5.41%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.26 ৳31.84

$0.25 ৳30.55

4.00%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$8.86 ৳1,089

$8.53 ৳1,049

3.87%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.22 ৳274

$0.83 ৳103

167.47%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.04 ৳620

$1.52 ৳187

231.58%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.92 ৳359

$2.83 ৳348

3.18%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.22 ৳27.06

$0.15 ৳18.56

46.67%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$10.24 ৳1,259

$4.06 ৳499

152.22%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.80 ৳98.7

$0.78 ৳96.1

2.56%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.42 ৳51.7

$0.39 ৳48.39

7.69%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.09 ৳257

$2.48 ৳305

-15.73%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.01 ৳124

$1.01 ৳125

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

$29.0K ৳3.6M

$33.2K ৳4.1M

-12.78%

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

$28.2K ৳3.5M

$34.3K ৳4.2M

-17.71%

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

$30.52 ৳3,753

$22.29 ৳2,741

36.92%

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

$4.66 ৳573

$5.85 ৳719

-20.34%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$8.79 ৳1,081

$13.05 ৳1,605

-32.64%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$13.42 ৳1,650

$15.41 ৳1,895

-12.91%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$11.99 ৳1,474

$11.29 ৳1,388

6.20%

Cinema Ticket

$4.19 ৳515

$3.25 ৳400

28.92%

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

$26.81 ৳3,297

$29.92 ৳3,678

-10.39%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$919 ৳113.0K

$1,352 ৳166.2K

-32.02%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$16.32 ৳2,006

$20.81 ৳2,558

-21.58%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$17.61 ৳2,166

$18.28 ৳2,248

-3.67%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$33.26 ৳4,090

$52.5 ৳6,454

-36.64%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$36.66 ৳4,507

$34.37 ৳4,226

6.66%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$70.5 ৳8,672

$131 ৳16.1K

-46.05%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$42.04 ৳5,169

$58.0 ৳7,126

-27.47%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$163 ৳20.0K

$246 ৳30.3K

-33.87%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$98.9 ৳12.2K

$145 ৳17.8K

-31.85%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$638 ৳78.4K

$798 ৳98.1K

-20.04%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$354 ৳43.5K

$441 ৳54.2K

-19.66%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$261 ৳32.1K

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: April 13, 2026

Last update for Chittagong: April 12, 2026

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