Cairo vs Chittagong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cairo	Chittagong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$417	$351
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1080	$905
🏠 One person rent	$154	$98.3
🏘️ Family rent	$315	$215
🍽️ Food expenses	$166	$172
🚐 Transport expenses	$38	$42.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$165	$228
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	83	45
😀 Quality of life	58	46
🏙️ Population	9.61M	2.58M

The cost of living in Cairo is 19% more expensive than in Chittagong. Cities ranked 8923rd and 9083rd ($417 vs $351) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd 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 0.6 months in Chittagong. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Chittagong ranked 2nd in Bangladesh, while ranked 5545th and 6493rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Chittagong

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	Cairo	Chittagong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.9	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.6	$14.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$5.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$5.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$55.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$278
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$15
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$23.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.49%	10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$690	$676
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$394
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.68	$4.12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.17	$4.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$9.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$7.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.72	$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.33	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$1.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.31	$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$16.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.97	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$8.07
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.86	$1.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$37	$20
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.2	$35.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1985	$842

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$318
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$335
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$300
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$307
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$288
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$325
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$319
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$301
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$295
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$272
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$268
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$298
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$276
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$316
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$339
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$290
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$640
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1684
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1742
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1732
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$381
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1577
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1471
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1686
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$809
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1837
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1716
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$336
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$1884
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$360
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$813
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1811

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