Abu Dhabi vs Chittagong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Abu Dhabi	Chittagong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1936	$362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4876	$956
🏠 One person rent	$1291	$105
🏘️ Family rent	$2811	$255
🍽️ Food expenses	$427	$164
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.9	$49
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3588	$259
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	52	45
😀 Quality of life	82	49
🏙️ Population	1.48M	2.58M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 435% more expensive than in Chittagong. Cities ranked 1938th and 9049th ($1936 vs $362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in the United Arab Emirates and Bangladesh, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.7 months in Chittagong. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Chittagong ranked 2nd in Bangladesh, while ranked 369th and 6319th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Chittagong

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	Abu Dhabi	Chittagong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.91	$1.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$9.02
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$5.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.3	$7.34
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$0.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1396	$77.4
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$977	$50
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3226	$236
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2329	$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$29.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$45.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$109	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.77%	8.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5079	$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4566	$406
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.7	$9.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.27	$3.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$6.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$2.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$7.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.81	$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.3	$1.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.96	$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.51	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.4	$17.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$5.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.6	$8.04
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$2.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.1	$14.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$717	$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11210	$1027

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2229
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1612
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1132
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$1841
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1577
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1191
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1584
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1872
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1810
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$758
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$787
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1164
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1285
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1375
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1327
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1126
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$798
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$959
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1005
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$768
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$890
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$868
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$910
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$604
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$573
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$606
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$646
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$621
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$604
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$606
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$779
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$544
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$530
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$457
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$672
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$561
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1642
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1256
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$541

Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$389
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$324
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$387
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$520
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$446
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$303
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$456
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$342
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$656
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$310
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$312
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$290
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$356
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$669
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$357
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$348
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$355
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$395
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$347
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$338
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$346
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$349
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$351
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$341
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$339
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$342
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$399
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$346
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$343
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$354
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$360
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$304
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$315
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$367