Chittagong vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chittagong	Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$351	$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$905	$2062
🏠 One person rent	$98.3	$423
🏘️ Family rent	$215	$748
🍽️ Food expenses	$172	$225
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.6	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$323
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	45	44
😀 Quality of life	46	41
🏙️ Population	2.58M	4.72M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 57% less expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 9083rd and 6399th ($351 vs $811) 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 0.6 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 6493rd and 6871st 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	$1.65	$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.75	$7.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$1.72	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$110	$427
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.9	$325
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$278	$1029
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$150	$551
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15	$44.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.2	$68.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.5	$33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.83%	19.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$3163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$394	$5427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.16	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$4.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.18	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.87	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$6.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.66	$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.1	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$0.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.5	$77.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$4.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.07	$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.98	$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$20	$21.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$39.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.8	$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$842	$19371

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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 Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$552
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$523
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$486
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$545
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$580
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$502
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$498
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$561
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$638
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$408
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$760
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$461
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$589
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$1105
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1506
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$525
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$541
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$500
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$1100
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$566
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$625
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1150
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$522
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$872
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$483
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$490
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$493
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$748
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$587
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$602
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$492
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$605
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$457
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$562
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$648
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$558
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$648
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$650