Cairo vs Chittagong - Cost of Living Comparison

Cairo Chittagong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$394
$362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$980
$962
🏠 One person rent
$134
$113
🏘️ Family rent
$228
$275
🍽️ Food expenses
$157
$150
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.2
$50
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$168
$260
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
81
45
😀 Quality of life
59
50
🏙️ Population
9.29M
2.58M

The cost of living in Cairo is 9% more expensive than in Chittagong. Cities ranked 8803rd and 8947th ($394 vs $362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Egypt and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Egypt vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.7 months in Chittagong. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Chittagong ranked 2nd in Bangladesh, while ranked 5487th and 6241st among best cities to live in the world.

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Cairo Chittagong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.68
$1.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$10.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.95
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.23
$0.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$162
$78.3
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.1
$50.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$290
$265
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$158
$181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21
$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.5
$57.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.2
$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.54%
8.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$486
$683
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$329
$416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.4
$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.13
$4.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.38
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.28
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$5.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$2.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$6.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.27
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.66
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.24
$1.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.07
$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.71
$1.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$6.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10
$9.01
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$2.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.1
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$109
$37.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2499
$943

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5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$287
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$275
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$270
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$226
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$253
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$265
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$245
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$265
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$257
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$212
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$255
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$230
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$238
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$283
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$264
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$248
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$322
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$326
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$264
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$279
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$696
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1693
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1692
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1694
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$299
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1615
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1586
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1483
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1700
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$879
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1771
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1660
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1695
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$260
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1687
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$345
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1693
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$247
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$793
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1776

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Distance City Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi Cox's Bazar
$533
155 km or 96 mi Barisal
$297
178 km or 110 mi Agartala
$310
182 km or 113 mi Aizawl
$525
198 km or 123 mi Brahmanbaria
$327
198 km or 123 mi Narayanganj
$360
209 km or 130 mi Narsingdi
$268
213 km or 132 mi Dhaka
$464
239 km or 149 mi Khulna
$301
266 km or 165 mi Sittwe
$757
283 km or 176 mi Jessore
$389
287 km or 179 mi Sylhet
$312
307 km or 191 mi Mymensingh
$280
340 km or 211 mi Rajarhat
$340
342 km or 213 mi Monywa
$804
347 km or 215 mi Barasat
$335
348 km or 217 mi Madhyamgram
$331
349 km or 217 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$341
350 km or 218 mi Bidhannagar
$345
351 km or 218 mi North Dumdum
$334
353 km or 219 mi South Dumdum
$339
353 km or 219 mi Imphal
$351
354 km or 220 mi Bhatpara
$340
355 km or 220 mi Naihati
$333
356 km or 221 mi Baranagar
$334
356 km or 221 mi Kamarhati
$337
356 km or 222 mi Panihati
$338
358 km or 222 mi Barrackpore
$329
358 km or 222 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$331
358 km or 222 mi Chandannagar
$329
358 km or 223 mi Uttarpara
$329
358 km or 223 mi Kolkata
$364
359 km or 223 mi Bally
$335
360 km or 224 mi Serampore
$331
361 km or 224 mi Krishnanagar
$333
362 km or 225 mi Howrah
$299
362 km or 225 mi Shillong
$291
362 km or 225 mi Shantipur
$329
376 km or 234 mi Bogra
$324
381 km or 237 mi Maheshtala
$341