Asmara vs Chittagong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Asmara	Chittagong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$498	$362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1234	$956
🏠 One person rent	$212	$105
🏘️ Family rent	$404	$255
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$164
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.7	$49
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$359	$259
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	8	45
😀 Quality of life	17	49
🏙️ Population	963K	2.58M

The cost of living in Asmara is 38% more expensive than in Chittagong. Cities ranked 8513th and 9049th ($498 vs $362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Eritrea and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 0.7 months in Chittagong. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Chittagong ranked 2nd in Bangladesh, while ranked 9076th and 6319th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Chittagong

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	Asmara	Chittagong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.87	$1.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.7	$9.02
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$5.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$7.34
☕ Cappuccino	$1.74	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$77.4
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$131	$50
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$236
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.9	$29.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$45.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.4	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.28%	8.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1471	$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$785	$406
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$9.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.45	$3.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$6.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$2.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$7.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$0.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.36	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.75	$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$1.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$17.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.14	$5.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$8.04
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.02	$2.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.3	$14.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.5	$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$78.7	$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2776	$1027

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Cities near Asmara

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Mendefera	$466
63 km or 39 mi	Massawa	$467
71 km or 44 mi	Keren	$466
214 km or 133 mi	Mekelle	$800
270 km or 168 mi	Kassala	$1061
342 km or 212 mi	Gondar	$885
407 km or 253 mi	El-Gadarif	$959
437 km or 272 mi	Al Hudaydah	$489
448 km or 279 mi	Bahir Dar	$883
473 km or 294 mi	Dessie	$820
490 km or 304 mi	Zabid	$466
498 km or 310 mi	Abha	$923
509 km or 316 mi	Port Sudan	$1361
513 km or 319 mi	Bareq	$920
548 km or 340 mi	Sa'dah	$467
567 km or 352 mi	Sanaa	$523
580 km or 361 mi	Sayyan	$467
583 km or 362 mi	Taiz	$490
585 km or 363 mi	Ibb	$481
589 km or 366 mi	Atbara	$1095
596 km or 370 mi	Dhamar	$470
600 km or 373 mi	Dikhil	$524
602 km or 374 mi	Obock	$522
606 km or 376 mi	Najran	$1047
618 km or 384 mi	Djibouti City	$551
620 km or 385 mi	Ali Sabieh	$524
633 km or 393 mi	Ad-Damazin	$857
649 km or 403 mi	Bisha	$938
674 km or 419 mi	Khartoum North	$899
684 km or 425 mi	Mecca	$1032
685 km or 426 mi	Khartoum	$901
691 km or 429 mi	Jeddah	$1100
693 km or 430 mi	Omdurman	$936
701 km or 436 mi	Addis Ababa	$923
715 km or 444 mi	Dire Dawa	$705
715 km or 444 mi	Kosti	$881
717 km or 446 mi	Aden	$486
755 km or 469 mi	Harar	$676
758 km or 471 mi	Borama	$602
788 km or 489 mi	Jijiga	$702

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