Chittagong vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chittagong	Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$312	$672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$835	$1612
🏠 One person rent	$82.9	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$203	$473
🍽️ Food expenses	$148	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$199	$56.1
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	24 km
🎓 Higher education	45	25
😀 Quality of life	45	32
🏙️ Population	2.58M	2.58M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 54% less expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 9199th and 7105th ($312 vs $672) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Bangladesh and Syria, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Syria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 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 6529th and 7854th 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	$0.96	$5.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$1.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$84.9	$248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$48.6	$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$249	$531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$148	$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.9	$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.5	$66
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	13.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$687	$1873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$880
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.17	$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.33	$17.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.88	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$6.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$9.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.1	$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.12	$1.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.68	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.2	$13.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.19	$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.98	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.4	$21.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$41	$47.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$44.4	$48.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$938	$1645

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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

Cities near Damascus

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Zahle	$857
75 km or 47 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1604
81 km or 50 mi	Jounieh	$948
83 km or 52 mi	Sidon	$767
83 km or 52 mi	Beirut	$1165
96 km or 59 mi	Safed	$1635
105 km or 65 mi	Tyre	$545
108 km or 67 mi	Tiberias	$1544
110 km or 68 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1619
111 km or 69 mi	Tripoli	$708
114 km or 71 mi	Irbid	$630
115 km or 72 mi	Arraba	$1624
116 km or 72 mi	Karmiel	$1579
117 km or 73 mi	Sakhnin	$1612
125 km or 78 mi	Tamra	$1617
125 km or 78 mi	Nahariya	$1565
126 km or 78 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1659
129 km or 80 mi	Nazareth	$1674
130 km or 81 mi	Acre	$1451
131 km or 81 mi	Shefa-'Amr	$1617
135 km or 84 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1664
136 km or 84 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1585
136 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1591
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1604
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1607
137 km or 85 mi	Afula	$1614
141 km or 88 mi	Homs	$462
142 km or 88 mi	Nesher	$1532
143 km or 89 mi	Jerash	$598
145 km or 90 mi	Haifa	$1582
145 km or 90 mi	Yokneam Illit	$1706
154 km or 95 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1708
163 km or 101 mi	Zikhron Ya'akov	$1749
168 km or 105 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1758
169 km or 105 mi	Pardes Hanna-Karkur	$1787
173 km or 107 mi	Al-Salt	$692
173 km or 108 mi	Nablus	$730
174 km or 108 mi	Hadera	$1556
177 km or 110 mi	Amman	$1004
184 km or 114 mi	Tayibe	$1838