Cairo vs Chittagong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cairo	Chittagong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$506	$358
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$875
🏠 One person rent	$201	$97.4
🏘️ Family rent	$352	$160
🍽️ Food expenses	$196	$173
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.7	$49.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$199	$208
😷 Air quality	Bad	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	83	47
😀 Quality of life	63	54
🏙️ Population	9.8M	2.58M

The cost of living in Cairo is 41% more expensive than in Chittagong. Cities ranked 8680th and 9065th ($506 vs $358) 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 5610th and 6403rd 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	$4.85	$2.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.7	$12.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.71	$5.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$4.93
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$55.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$401	$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$292	$100
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.2	$16.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.8	$25.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.83%	11.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$918	$825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$518	$459
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.22	$4.08
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.65	$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.4	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$8.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.6	$7.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$0.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.81	$0.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.35	$8.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.08	$1.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.25	$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.03	$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.8	$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$8.07
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.83	$1.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$46.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$111	$31.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2645	$1175

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$394
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$443
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$402
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$343
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$361
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$351
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$294
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$340
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$343
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$297
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$335
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$300
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$288
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$282
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$341
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$323
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$319
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$400
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$356
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$283
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$776
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1936
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$2022
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1993
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$479
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1853
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1761
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1700
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1962
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$800
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$2145
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$2002
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$360
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$2172
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$415
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$1062
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$2066

Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
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
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$344
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$290
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$293
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$349