Addis Ababa vs Chittagong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Chittagong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$358
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$875
🏠 One person rent
$758
$97.4
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$160
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$173
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$49.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$208
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
34
47
😀 Quality of life
45
54
🏙️ Population
5.7M
2.58M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 255% more expensive than in Chittagong. Cities ranked 4635th and 9065th ($1269 vs $358) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ethiopia and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.6 months in Chittagong. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Chittagong ranked 2nd in Bangladesh, while ranked 7273rd and 6403rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Chittagong

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Addis Ababa Chittagong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$2.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$12.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$5.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$4.93
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$55.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$100
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$16.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$25.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
11.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$459
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$4.08
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$8.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$2.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$7.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$0.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$8.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$1.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$8.07
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$1.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$46.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$31.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$1175

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$996
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

Cities near Chittagong

Distance City Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi Cox's Bazar
$324
155 km or 96 mi Barisal
$314
178 km or 110 mi Agartala
$355
182 km or 113 mi Aizawl
$448
198 km or 123 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
198 km or 123 mi Narayanganj
$351
209 km or 130 mi Narsingdi
$350
213 km or 132 mi Dhaka
$481
239 km or 149 mi Khulna
$296
266 km or 165 mi Sittwe
$571
283 km or 176 mi Jessore
$314
287 km or 179 mi Sylhet
$327
307 km or 191 mi Mymensingh
$287
340 km or 211 mi Rajarhat
$336
342 km or 213 mi Monywa
$528
347 km or 215 mi Barasat
$338
348 km or 217 mi Madhyamgram
$325
349 km or 217 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$338
350 km or 218 mi Bidhannagar
$341
351 km or 218 mi North Dumdum
$330
353 km or 219 mi South Dumdum
$335
353 km or 219 mi Imphal
$362
354 km or 220 mi Bhatpara
$330
355 km or 220 mi Naihati
$321
356 km or 221 mi Baranagar
$326
356 km or 221 mi Kamarhati
$329
356 km or 222 mi Panihati
$331
358 km or 222 mi Barrackpore
$323
358 km or 222 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$320
358 km or 222 mi Chandannagar
$321
358 km or 223 mi Uttarpara
$320
358 km or 223 mi Kolkata
$364
359 km or 223 mi Bally
$326
360 km or 224 mi Serampore
$324
361 km or 224 mi Krishnanagar
$275
362 km or 225 mi Howrah
$330
362 km or 225 mi Shillong
$344
362 km or 225 mi Shantipur
$290
376 km or 234 mi Bogra
$293
381 km or 237 mi Maheshtala
$349