Asmara vs Chittagong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asmara	Chittagong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$520	$351
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1283	$905
🏠 One person rent	$224	$98.3
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$215
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$172
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$42.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$389	$228
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	8	45
😀 Quality of life	27	46
🏙️ Population	963K	2.58M

The cost of living in Asmara is 48% more expensive than in Chittagong. Cities ranked 8486th and 9083rd ($520 vs $351) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.6 months in Chittagong. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Chittagong ranked 2nd in Bangladesh, while ranked 8455th and 6493rd 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	$3.04	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$14.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$5.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$5.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$55.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$489	$278
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$15
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$23.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.1	$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.33%	10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1560	$676
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$394
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$4.12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.91	$4.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$9.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$1.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$7.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.74	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.41	$1.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$16.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.3	$8.07
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.71	$1.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.6	$20
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.2	$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.8	$35.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2756	$842

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Cities near Asmara

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Mendefera	$487
63 km or 39 mi	Massawa	$486
71 km or 44 mi	Keren	$488
214 km or 133 mi	Mekelle	$662
270 km or 168 mi	Kassala	$1006
342 km or 212 mi	Gondar	$897
407 km or 253 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
437 km or 272 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
448 km or 279 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
473 km or 294 mi	Dessie	$838
490 km or 304 mi	Zabid	$482
498 km or 310 mi	Abha	$910
509 km or 316 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
513 km or 319 mi	Bareq	$902
548 km or 340 mi	Sa'dah	$482
567 km or 352 mi	Sanaa	$546
580 km or 361 mi	Sayyan	$481
583 km or 362 mi	Taiz	$507
585 km or 363 mi	Ibb	$496
589 km or 366 mi	Atbara	$1131
596 km or 370 mi	Dhamar	$486
600 km or 373 mi	Dikhil	$542
602 km or 374 mi	Obock	$540
606 km or 376 mi	Najran	$937
618 km or 384 mi	Djibouti City	$571
620 km or 385 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
633 km or 393 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
649 km or 403 mi	Bisha	$905
674 km or 419 mi	Khartoum North	$877
684 km or 425 mi	Mecca	$979
685 km or 426 mi	Khartoum	$888
691 km or 429 mi	Jeddah	$1146
693 km or 430 mi	Omdurman	$908
701 km or 436 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
715 km or 444 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
715 km or 444 mi	Kosti	$860
717 km or 446 mi	Aden	$503
755 km or 469 mi	Harar	$718
758 km or 471 mi	Borama	$518
788 km or 489 mi	Jijiga	$764

Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$287
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$367
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$478
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$309
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$295
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$430
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$303
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$678
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$289
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$305
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$264
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$347
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$661
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$350
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$337
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$345
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$378
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$337
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$328
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$333
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$336
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$338
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$329
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$327
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$327
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$404
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$331
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$330
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$332
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$408
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$294
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$280
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$360