Asmara vs Chittagong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Chittagong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$358
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$875
🏠 One person rent
$222
$97.4
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$160
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$173
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$49.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$208
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
9
47
😀 Quality of life
18
54
🏙️ Population
963K
2.58M

The cost of living in Asmara is 48% more expensive than in Chittagong. Cities ranked 8533rd and 9065th ($531 vs $358) 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 0.2 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 9169th and 6403rd 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
$3.29
$2.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$12.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$5.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$4.93
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$55.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$100
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$16.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$25.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
11.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$459
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$4.08
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$8.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$2.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$7.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$8.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$1.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$8.07
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$1.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$46.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$31.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$1175

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$498
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$497
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$498
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$810
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$931
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1017
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$858
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$863
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1022
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$491
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$902
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$893
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$491
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$551
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$492
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1104
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$494
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$572
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$571
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$865
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$601
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$906
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$819
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1107
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$832
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1209
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$848
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$800
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$526
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1153
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$509
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1152

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84 km or 52 mi Cox's Bazar
$324
155 km or 96 mi Barisal
$314
178 km or 110 mi Agartala
$355
182 km or 113 mi Aizawl
$448
198 km or 123 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
198 km or 123 mi Narayanganj
$351
209 km or 130 mi Narsingdi
$350
213 km or 132 mi Dhaka
$481
239 km or 149 mi Khulna
$296
266 km or 165 mi Sittwe
$571
283 km or 176 mi Jessore
$314
287 km or 179 mi Sylhet
$327
307 km or 191 mi Mymensingh
$287
340 km or 211 mi Rajarhat
$336
342 km or 213 mi Monywa
$528
347 km or 215 mi Barasat
$338
348 km or 217 mi Madhyamgram
$325
349 km or 217 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$338
350 km or 218 mi Bidhannagar
$341
351 km or 218 mi North Dumdum
$330
353 km or 219 mi South Dumdum
$335
353 km or 219 mi Imphal
$362
354 km or 220 mi Bhatpara
$330
355 km or 220 mi Naihati
$321
356 km or 221 mi Baranagar
$326
356 km or 221 mi Kamarhati
$329
356 km or 222 mi Panihati
$331
358 km or 222 mi Barrackpore
$323
358 km or 222 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$320
358 km or 222 mi Chandannagar
$321
358 km or 223 mi Uttarpara
$320
358 km or 223 mi Kolkata
$364
359 km or 223 mi Bally
$326
360 km or 224 mi Serampore
$324
361 km or 224 mi Krishnanagar
$275
362 km or 225 mi Howrah
$330
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$344
362 km or 225 mi Shantipur
$290
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$293
381 km or 237 mi Maheshtala
$349