Cairo vs Chittagong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cairo	Chittagong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$473	$358
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1152	$882
🏠 One person rent	$189	$93
🏘️ Family rent	$325	$155
🍽️ Food expenses	$182	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.5	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$185	$182
😷 Air quality	Bad	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	84	45
😀 Quality of life	60	50
🏙️ Population	9.61M	2.58M

The cost of living in Cairo is 32% more expensive than in Chittagong. Cities ranked 8802nd and 9061st ($473 vs $358) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.5 months in Chittagong. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Chittagong ranked 2nd in Bangladesh, while ranked 5895th and 6631st 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	$4.18	$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.8	$14.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.93	$6.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$5.82
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$53.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$394	$213
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$259	$96.2
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.3	$14
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.7	$21.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.17%	11.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$869	$728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$517	$421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.95	$4.12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.61	$4.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.36	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$9.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.79	$0.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.92	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.14	$1.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$2.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.89	$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.64	$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.9	$8.04
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.77	$1.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.1	$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$55.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.5	$27
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2311	$1379

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$410
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$422
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$395
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$336
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$354
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$345
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$287
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$334
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$356
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$288
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$326
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$295
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$276
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$274
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$330
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$331
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$306
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$384
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$348
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$271
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$695
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1867
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1951
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1957
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$517
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1734
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1850
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1645
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1879
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$782
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1993
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1910
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$354
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$2064
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$398
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$1021
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1947

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