Asmara vs Chittagong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Asmara	Chittagong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$358
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$882
🏠 One person rent	$227	$93
🏘️ Family rent	$385	$155
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$112	$182
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	8	45
😀 Quality of life	14	50
🏙️ Population	963K	2.58M

The cost of living in Asmara is 49% more expensive than in Chittagong. Cities ranked 8435th and 9061st ($533 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 0.5 months in Chittagong. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Chittagong ranked 2nd in Bangladesh, while ranked 9205th and 6631st 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	$3.14	$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.2	$14.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.7	$6.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$5.82
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$148	$53.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$400	$213
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$96.2
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$14
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$21.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.74%	11.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1543	$728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$940	$421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.7	$4.12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.01	$4.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$9.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$0.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.27	$1.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$2.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.19	$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.7	$8.04
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.2	$1.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.2	$55.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$84.4	$27
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3125	$1379

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Cities near Asmara

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Mendefera	$498
63 km or 39 mi	Massawa	$499
71 km or 44 mi	Keren	$500
214 km or 133 mi	Mekelle	$826
270 km or 168 mi	Kassala	$971
342 km or 212 mi	Gondar	$1016
407 km or 253 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
437 km or 272 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
448 km or 279 mi	Bahir Dar	$864
473 km or 294 mi	Dessie	$1039
490 km or 304 mi	Zabid	$499
498 km or 310 mi	Abha	$911
509 km or 316 mi	Port Sudan	$964
513 km or 319 mi	Bareq	$903
548 km or 340 mi	Sa'dah	$498
567 km or 352 mi	Sanaa	$560
580 km or 361 mi	Sayyan	$498
583 km or 362 mi	Taiz	$522
585 km or 363 mi	Ibb	$512
589 km or 366 mi	Atbara	$1116
596 km or 370 mi	Dhamar	$500
600 km or 373 mi	Dikhil	$559
602 km or 374 mi	Obock	$560
606 km or 376 mi	Najran	$860
618 km or 384 mi	Djibouti City	$586
620 km or 385 mi	Ali Sabieh	$557
633 km or 393 mi	Ad-Damazin	$829
649 km or 403 mi	Bisha	$918
674 km or 419 mi	Khartoum North	$879
684 km or 425 mi	Mecca	$1162
685 km or 426 mi	Khartoum	$896
691 km or 429 mi	Jeddah	$1155
693 km or 430 mi	Omdurman	$910
701 km or 436 mi	Addis Ababa	$1289
715 km or 444 mi	Dire Dawa	$1175
715 km or 444 mi	Kosti	$857
717 km or 446 mi	Aden	$517
755 km or 469 mi	Harar	$1175
758 km or 471 mi	Borama	$502
788 km or 489 mi	Jijiga	$1169

Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$312
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$362
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$456
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$348
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$352
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$464
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$301
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$558
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$300
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$321
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$282
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$328
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$519
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$333
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$320
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$327
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$370
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$320
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$313
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$318
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$320
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$324
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$315
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$313
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$312
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$366
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$318
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$315
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$323
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$354
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$286
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$287
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$344