Alexandria vs Chittagong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Alexandria	Chittagong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$366	$358
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$946	$884
🏠 One person rent	$94.2	$97.6
🏘️ Family rent	$159	$164
🍽️ Food expenses	$161	$168
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.9	$51.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$134	$282
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	51	47
😀 Quality of life	57	56
🏙️ Population	5.36M	3.23M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 2% more expensive than in Chittagong. Cities ranked 9023rd and 9042nd ($366 vs $358) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in Egypt and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Egypt vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 0.8 months in Chittagong. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Chittagong ranked 2nd in Bangladesh, while ranked 6205th and 6271st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Chittagong

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	Alexandria	Chittagong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.32	$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.4	$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$5.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$4.18
☕ Cappuccino	$1.27	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$120	$113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$63.9	$55.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$221	$208
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$115	$102
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.1	$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$12.3	$28.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.66%	11.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$705	$799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$4.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.12	$5.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$2.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.09	$7.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$0.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$0.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.62	$0.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.31	$1.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.82	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.3	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.88	$3.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.94	$8.08
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.51	$1.94
👖 Brand Jeans	$32	$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$53.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.2	$35.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2067	$1349

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$316
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$267
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$267
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$313
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$332
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$307
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$314
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$325
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$414
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$483
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$356
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$294
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$374
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$288
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$315
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$279
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$271
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$288
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$324
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$862
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$2145
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1845
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$2133
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$2038
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$2305
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$2060
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1782
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$264
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$2354
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1810
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$2288
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$2283
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$2201
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2966
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2541
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555

Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$321
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$321
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$342
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$435
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$348
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$357
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$478
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$287
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$583
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$326
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$327
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$278
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$327
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$534
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$328
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$318
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$331
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$333
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$321
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$326
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$365
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$319
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$313
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$318
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$321
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$324
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$314
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$311
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$311
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$313
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$362
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$319
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$315
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$321
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$336
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$285
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$297
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$339