Addis Ababa vs Chittagong - Cost of Living Comparison

Addis Ababa Chittagong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$752
$362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2234
$962
🏠 One person rent
$395
$113
🏘️ Family rent
$1132
$275
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$150
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$50
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$217
$260
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
30
45
😀 Quality of life
42
50
🏙️ Population
3.04M
2.58M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 108% more expensive than in Chittagong. Cities ranked 6376th and 8947th ($752 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 0.3 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 6810th and 6241st 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
$7.66
$1.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$10.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$0.73
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$443
$78.3
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$50.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1780
$265
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$740
$181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$57.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.22%
8.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1497
$683
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$997
$416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.52
$4.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$5.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.96
$2.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.94
$6.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.11
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.03
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$1.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$1.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.4
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.99
$6.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$9.01
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$2.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.9
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.1
$37.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13660
$943

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$609
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$570
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$569
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$575
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$491
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$476
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$598
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$554
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$519
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$521
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$618
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$578
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$548
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$574
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$801
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$520
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$485
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$588
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$522
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$487
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$488
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$598
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$488
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$512
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$495
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$511
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$508
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$598
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$502
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$507
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$603
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$492
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$487
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$515
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$553
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$614
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$759
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$455
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$412
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$570

Cities near Chittagong

Distance City Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi Cox's Bazar
$533
155 km or 96 mi Barisal
$297
178 km or 110 mi Agartala
$310
182 km or 113 mi Aizawl
$525
198 km or 123 mi Brahmanbaria
$327
198 km or 123 mi Narayanganj
$360
209 km or 130 mi Narsingdi
$268
213 km or 132 mi Dhaka
$464
239 km or 149 mi Khulna
$301
266 km or 165 mi Sittwe
$757
283 km or 176 mi Jessore
$389
287 km or 179 mi Sylhet
$312
307 km or 191 mi Mymensingh
$280
340 km or 211 mi Rajarhat
$340
342 km or 213 mi Monywa
$804
347 km or 215 mi Barasat
$335
348 km or 217 mi Madhyamgram
$331
349 km or 217 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$341
350 km or 218 mi Bidhannagar
$345
351 km or 218 mi North Dumdum
$334
353 km or 219 mi South Dumdum
$339
353 km or 219 mi Imphal
$351
354 km or 220 mi Bhatpara
$340
355 km or 220 mi Naihati
$333
356 km or 221 mi Baranagar
$334
356 km or 221 mi Kamarhati
$337
356 km or 222 mi Panihati
$338
358 km or 222 mi Barrackpore
$329
358 km or 222 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$331
358 km or 222 mi Chandannagar
$329
358 km or 223 mi Uttarpara
$329
358 km or 223 mi Kolkata
$364
359 km or 223 mi Bally
$335
360 km or 224 mi Serampore
$331
361 km or 224 mi Krishnanagar
$333
362 km or 225 mi Howrah
$299
362 km or 225 mi Shillong
$291
362 km or 225 mi Shantipur
$329
376 km or 234 mi Bogra
$324
381 km or 237 mi Maheshtala
$341