Chittagong vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chittagong	Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$799
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$882	$2068
🏠 One person rent	$93	$363
🏘️ Family rent	$155	$605
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$46	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$182	$288
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	45	45
😀 Quality of life	50	59
🏙️ Population	2.58M	4.72M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 55% less expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 9061st and 6675th ($358 vs $799) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Bangladesh and Tanzania, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Chittagong compared to 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 6631st and 6017th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Dar es Salaam

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	Chittagong	Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.08	$3.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.62	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.82	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$419
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$53.3	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$213	$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$96.2	$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14	$55.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$84.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$36.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	19.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$728	$1361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$421	$1189
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.71	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$9.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$4.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$6.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$2.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.11	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.58	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$87.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.33	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.96	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.2	$40.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$27	$435
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1379	$17749

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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

Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$609
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$567
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$421
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$552
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$596
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$526
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$548
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$533
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$612
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$420
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$811
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$495
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$460
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$1207
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1511
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$527
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$549
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$503
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$1207
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$565
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$656
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1168
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$543
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$935
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$528
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1624
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$511
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$496
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$888
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$592
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$623
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$493
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$654
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$458
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$582
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$687
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$578
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$688
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$687