Which is cheaper, Chattogram or Dhaka?

Chattogram and Dhaka cost about the same: roughly $950 per month for one person.

Is Chattogram or Dhaka safer?

Chattogram and Dhaka score the same on safety (55), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.

Where is the internet faster, Chattogram or Dhaka?

Chattogram: a measured median of 7.7 Mbps versus 5.5 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

Chattogram vs Dhaka

for digital nomads

Under balanced weights the two cities tie at 40. Neither leads on any factor by 10 points or more. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Chattogram

out of 100

Bangladesh's port city between the Bay of Bengal and green hills

Full Chattogram profile →Plan a trip to Chattogram →

Dhaka

out of 100

Megacity on the delta with energy and gridlock

Full Dhaka profile →Plan a trip to Dhaka →

Where they differ

Internet. Chattogram leads on internet, 44 to 38, against Dhaka. Measured download: 7.7 Mbps vs 5.5 Mbps.

Where they are close. Within five points on getting there & around, cost of living, safety, healthcare, visa ease, climate, air quality, quality of life.

Pick Chattogram if you want

faster internet (7.7 Mbps measured)

Pick Dhaka if you want

no clear edge over Chattogram in the data

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

Metric	Chattogram	Dhaka
Cost of living	77	77
Safety	55	55
Healthcare	57	57
Internet	44 ✓	38
Visa ease	34	34
Getting there & around	11	14 ✓
Climate	42	42
Air quality	0	0
Quality of life	43	43

Cost

Metric	Chattogram	Dhaka
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city	$950	$950
Central one-bedroom rent	no data	no data

Safety and health (country-level)

Metric	Chattogram	Dhaka
Homicides per 100k	1.76	1.76
Political stability (0–100)	49.1	49.1
UHC service coverage (0–100)	54	54
Life expectancy	72.7 yrs	72.7 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

Metric	Chattogram	Dhaka
Download	7.7 Mbps ✓	5.5 Mbps
Upload	9.2 Mbps ✓	8.3 Mbps

Visa

Metric	Chattogram	Dhaka
Nomad visa	none listed	none listed
Minimum income for the visa	no data	no data
Entry, US passport	visa on arrival	visa on arrival
Entry, EU passport	visa on arrival	visa on arrival
Entry, UK passport	visa on arrival	visa on arrival

Getting there and around

Metric	Chattogram	Dhaka
Non-stop airport destinations	9	30 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)	2	2
Transit (1–5, editorial)	2	2

Climate and air

Metric	Chattogram	Dhaka
Comfortable months per year	5	5
Annual mean PM2.5	70.3 µg/m³ ✓	89.8 µg/m³

✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Chattogram or Dhaka?: Chattogram and Dhaka cost about the same: roughly $950 per month for one person.
Is Chattogram or Dhaka safer?: Chattogram and Dhaka score the same on safety (55), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Chattogram or Dhaka?: Chattogram: a measured median of 7.7 Mbps versus 5.5 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

More comparisons

Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Digital Nomad Visas 2026; Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population (national data, latest year); UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); SatPM2.5 satellite-derived annual PM2.5 (V6.GL.02.04); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.11.2. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.