Chittagong vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chittagong	Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$351	$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$905	$1616
🏠 One person rent	$98.3	$265
🏘️ Family rent	$215	$503
🍽️ Food expenses	$172	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.6	$25.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$150
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	45	35
😀 Quality of life	46	36
🏙️ Population	2.58M	863K

The cost of living in Chittagong is 42% less expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 9083rd and 7600th ($351 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Bangladesh and Tajikistan, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chittagong compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 6493rd and 7359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Dushanbe

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	Chittagong	Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.65	$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.75	$8.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$1.09
☕ Cappuccino	$1.72	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$110	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.9	$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$278	$605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$150	$407
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15	$22.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.2	$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.5	$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.83%	20.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$859
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$394	$522
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.16	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$4.56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$3.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$8.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$4.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.18	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.87	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$7.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.66	$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.1	$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.5	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.07	$71.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.98	$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$20	$30.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.8	$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$842	$13506

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$287
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$367
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$478
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$309
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$295
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$430
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$303
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$678
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$289
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$305
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$264
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$347
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$661
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$350
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$337
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$345
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$378
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$337
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$328
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$333
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$336
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$338
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$329
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$327
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$327
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$404
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$331
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$330
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$332
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$408
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$294
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$280
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$360

Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$602
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$613
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$507
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$472
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$614
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$615
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$623
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$394
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$613
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$613
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$484
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$853
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$626
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$591
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$444
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$414
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$538
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$430
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$431
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$477
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$569
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$474
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$303
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$607
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$441
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$623
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$512
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$364
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$501
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$386
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$389
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$346
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$366
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$366