Chittagong vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chittagong	Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$351	$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$905	$2577
🏠 One person rent	$98.3	$475
🏘️ Family rent	$215	$789
🍽️ Food expenses	$172	$338
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.6	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$2468
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	45	40
😀 Quality of life	46	74
🏙️ Population	2.58M	903K

The cost of living in Chittagong is 67% less expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 9083rd and 5127th ($351 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chittagong compared to 2.3 months in Dammam. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6493rd and 1259th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Dammam

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	Chittagong	Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.65	$6.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.75	$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$1.72	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$110	$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.9	$341
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$278	$748
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$150	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15	$63.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.2	$97.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.5	$62.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.83%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$1147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$394	$1112
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.16	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$33.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$6.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$8.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.18	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.87	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$2.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.66	$7.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.1	$3.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.5	$71.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.07	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.98	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$20	$68.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.8	$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$842	$8339

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$287
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$367
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$478
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$309
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$295
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$430
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$303
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$678
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$289
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$305
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$264
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$347
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$661
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$350
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$337
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$345
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$378
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$337
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$328
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$333
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$336
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$338
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$329
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$327
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$327
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$404
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$331
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$330
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$332
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$408
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$294
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$280
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$360

Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$1068
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1243
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1280
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$897
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1223
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$901
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$1709
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$1779
291 km or 181 mi	Bushehr	$551
325 km or 202 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
334 km or 207 mi	Borazjan	$546
385 km or 239 mi	Kazerun	$557
388 km or 241 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
394 km or 245 mi	Riyadh	$1637
411 km or 256 mi	Jahrom	$547
425 km or 264 mi	Al-Faw	$736
427 km or 265 mi	Shiraz	$589
447 km or 278 mi	Fasa	$548
453 km or 282 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$536
465 km or 289 mi	Marvdasht	$563
467 km or 290 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
468 km or 291 mi	Abadan	$547
473 km or 294 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
481 km or 299 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
483 km or 300 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
492 km or 306 mi	Yasuj	$529
498 km or 310 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
503 km or 313 mi	Basra	$904
537 km or 334 mi	Dubai	$2379
543 km or 337 mi	Sharjah	$1494
550 km or 342 mi	Ajman	$2240
554 km or 344 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
561 km or 349 mi	Ahvaz	$597
601 km or 374 mi	Izeh	$525
604 km or 376 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
610 km or 379 mi	Unaizah	$969
616 km or 383 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
616 km or 383 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$552