Asmara vs Chittagong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Asmara	Chittagong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$524	$312
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1293	$835
🏠 One person rent	$228	$82.9
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$203
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$148
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.6	$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$397	$199
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	8	45
😀 Quality of life	27	45
🏙️ Population	963K	2.58M

The cost of living in Asmara is 68% more expensive than in Chittagong. Cities ranked 8485th and 9199th ($524 vs $312) 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 0.8 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 8376th and 6529th 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	$2.97	$0.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.6	$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.48	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$4.16
☕ Cappuccino	$1.85	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$84.9
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$150	$48.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$494	$249
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$148
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$21.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.69%	10.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1574	$687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$850	$388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$8.33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$2.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$0.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.44	$7.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$1.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.5	$7.98
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.76	$2
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.7	$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$41
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.1	$44.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2898	$938

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Cities near Asmara

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Mendefera	$490
63 km or 39 mi	Massawa	$492
71 km or 44 mi	Keren	$491
214 km or 133 mi	Mekelle	$686
270 km or 168 mi	Kassala	$988
342 km or 212 mi	Gondar	$946
407 km or 253 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
437 km or 272 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
448 km or 279 mi	Bahir Dar	$799
473 km or 294 mi	Dessie	$814
490 km or 304 mi	Zabid	$489
498 km or 310 mi	Abha	$915
509 km or 316 mi	Port Sudan	$1096
513 km or 319 mi	Bareq	$895
548 km or 340 mi	Sa'dah	$488
567 km or 352 mi	Sanaa	$550
580 km or 361 mi	Sayyan	$491
583 km or 362 mi	Taiz	$514
585 km or 363 mi	Ibb	$504
589 km or 366 mi	Atbara	$1094
596 km or 370 mi	Dhamar	$491
600 km or 373 mi	Dikhil	$554
602 km or 374 mi	Obock	$553
606 km or 376 mi	Najran	$934
618 km or 384 mi	Djibouti City	$584
620 km or 385 mi	Ali Sabieh	$555
633 km or 393 mi	Ad-Damazin	$827
649 km or 403 mi	Bisha	$895
674 km or 419 mi	Khartoum North	$868
684 km or 425 mi	Mecca	$940
685 km or 426 mi	Khartoum	$889
691 km or 429 mi	Jeddah	$1123
693 km or 430 mi	Omdurman	$902
701 km or 436 mi	Addis Ababa	$1103
715 km or 444 mi	Dire Dawa	$667
715 km or 444 mi	Kosti	$851
717 km or 446 mi	Aden	$509
755 km or 469 mi	Harar	$626
758 km or 471 mi	Borama	$527
788 km or 489 mi	Jijiga	$671

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