Chittagong vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chittagong	Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$884	$1602
🏠 One person rent	$97.6	$323
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$531
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.8	$66.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$45
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	24 km
🎓 Higher education	47	29
😀 Quality of life	56	40
🏙️ Population	3.23M	2.69M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 49% less expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 9042nd and 7245th ($358 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Bangladesh and Syria, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Syria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Chittagong compared to 0.1 months in Damascus. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 6271st and 7855th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Damascus

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	Chittagong	Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.04	$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.3	$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.32	$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.4	$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$208	$529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$102	$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.5	$85.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.42%	14.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$799	$1741
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$465	$605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.06	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.38	$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.62	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.18	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$3.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$5.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.83	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.77	$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.09	$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.5	$1.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.95	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.65	$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.08	$5.04
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.94	$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.7	$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.9	$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.3	$65
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1349	$1772

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$321
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$321
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$342
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$435
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$348
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$357
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$478
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$287
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$583
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$326
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$327
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$278
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$327
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$534
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$328
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$318
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$331
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$333
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$321
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$326
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$365
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$319
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$313
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$318
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$321
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$324
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$314
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$311
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$311
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$313
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$362
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$319
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$315
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$321
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$336
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$285
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$297
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$339

Cities near Damascus

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Zahle	$1093
75 km or 47 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$2164
81 km or 50 mi	Jounieh	$1204
83 km or 52 mi	Sidon	$927
83 km or 52 mi	Beirut	$1441
96 km or 59 mi	Safed	$2195
105 km or 65 mi	Tyre	$700
108 km or 67 mi	Tiberias	$2044
110 km or 68 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$2153
111 km or 69 mi	Tripoli	$841
114 km or 71 mi	Irbid	$771
115 km or 72 mi	Arraba	$2150
116 km or 72 mi	Karmiel	$2008
117 km or 73 mi	Sakhnin	$2112
125 km or 78 mi	Tamra	$2142
125 km or 78 mi	Nahariya	$2069
126 km or 78 mi	Nof HaGalil	$2172
129 km or 80 mi	Nazareth	$2125
130 km or 81 mi	Acre	$1873
131 km or 81 mi	Shefa-'Amr	$2122
135 km or 84 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$2165
136 km or 84 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$2113
136 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Ata	$2047
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$2089
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Yam	$2095
137 km or 85 mi	Afula	$2133
141 km or 88 mi	Homs	$390
142 km or 88 mi	Nesher	$2043
143 km or 89 mi	Jerash	$745
145 km or 90 mi	Haifa	$1891
145 km or 90 mi	Yokneam Illit	$2184
154 km or 95 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$2245
163 km or 101 mi	Zikhron Ya'akov	$2230
168 km or 105 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2214
169 km or 105 mi	Pardes Hanna-Karkur	$2129
173 km or 107 mi	Al-Salt	$538
173 km or 108 mi	Nablus	$1070
174 km or 108 mi	Hadera	$1918
177 km or 110 mi	Amman	$1032
184 km or 114 mi	Tayibe	$2347