Addis Ababa vs Chittagong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Chittagong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$956
🏠 One person rent
$407
$105
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$255
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$49
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$259
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
32
45
😀 Quality of life
40
49
🏙️ Population
3.04M
2.58M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 155% more expensive than in Chittagong. Cities ranked 5819th and 9049th ($923 vs $362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Ethiopia and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.7 months in Chittagong. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Chittagong ranked 2nd in Bangladesh, while ranked 7141st and 6319th 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
$6.72
$1.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$9.02
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$5.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$7.34
 Cappuccino
$0.91
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$77.4
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$50
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$236
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$29.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$45.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
8.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$406
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$9.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$3.79
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$6.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$2.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$1.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$17.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$5.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$8.04
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$2.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$14.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$1027

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

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