Cairo vs Chittagong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cairo	Chittagong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$424	$312
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1086	$835
🏠 One person rent	$162	$82.9
🏘️ Family rent	$325	$203
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$148
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.4	$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$152	$199
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	83	45
😀 Quality of life	57	45
🏙️ Population	9.61M	2.58M

The cost of living in Cairo is 36% more expensive than in Chittagong. Cities ranked 8926th and 9199th ($424 vs $312) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.6 months in Chittagong. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Chittagong ranked 2nd in Bangladesh, while ranked 5583rd and 6529th 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	$3.97	$0.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$4.16
☕ Cappuccino	$1.56	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$197	$84.9
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$121	$48.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$249
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$266	$148
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.3	$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$21.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.49	$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.85%	10.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$626	$687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.83	$8.33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.73	$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.27	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$2.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$0.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.71	$0.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.78	$7.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$1.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.23	$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.21	$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$7.98
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.75	$2
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.9	$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$41
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$92.9	$44.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1916	$938

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$323
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$374
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$345
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$335
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$323
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$327
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$315
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$339
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$331
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$334
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$306
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$310
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$303
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$308
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$299
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$291
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$282
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$310
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$357
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$306
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$609
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1607
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1713
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1727
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$393
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1536
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1372
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1632
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$694
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1775
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1657
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$294
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$1815
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$350
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$847
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1741

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