Alexandria vs Chittagong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Alexandria	Chittagong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$310	$312
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$828	$835
🏠 One person rent	$76.9	$82.9
🏘️ Family rent	$168	$203
🍽️ Food expenses	$153	$148
🚐 Transport expenses	$30	$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$119	$199
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	49	45
😀 Quality of life	48	45
🏙️ Population	4.87M	2.58M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 0.7% less expensive than in Chittagong. Cities ranked 9207th and 9199th ($310 vs $312) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 4th 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 0.6 months in Chittagong. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Chittagong ranked 2nd in Bangladesh, while ranked 6328th and 6529th 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	$3.44	$0.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.16	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$4.16
☕ Cappuccino	$1.41	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$84.9
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$49	$48.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$230	$249
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$148
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.58	$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.3	$21.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.59	$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.91%	10.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$428	$687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$274	$388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.46	$8.33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.56	$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.26	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$2.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$0.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.61	$0.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.19	$7.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.78	$1.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.36	$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.58	$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.4	$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.5	$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.07	$7.98
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.24	$2
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.7	$41
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$54.2	$44.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1331	$938

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$299
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$308
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$315
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$331
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$323
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$306
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$335
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$327
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$374
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$424
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$323
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$291
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$345
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$282
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$339
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$310
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$334
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$303
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$357
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$609
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1713
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1727
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1607
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1775
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1632
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1528
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$306
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$1815
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1372
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1751
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1741
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2020
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154

Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$325
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$295
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$380
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$461
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$301
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$271
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$428
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$339
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$593
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$290
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$296
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$256
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$353
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$588
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$356
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$343
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$351
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$391
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$342
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$335
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$340
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$343
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$344
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$336
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$335
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$334
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$408
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$338
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$336
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$338
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$390
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$307
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$282
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$366