Chittagong vs Djibouti City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chittagong	Djibouti City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$875	$1462
🏠 One person rent	$97.4	$253
🏘️ Family rent	$160	$418
🍽️ Food expenses	$173	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.3	$51
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$208	$224
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	47	8
😀 Quality of life	54	41
🏙️ Population	2.58M	604K

The cost of living in Chittagong is 40% less expensive than in Djibouti City. Cities ranked 9065th and 7928th ($358 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Bangladesh and Djibouti, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Djibouti comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chittagong compared to 0.4 months in Djibouti City. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Djibouti City ranked 1st in Djibouti, while ranked 6403rd and 7834th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Djibouti City

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	Chittagong	Djibouti City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.27	$4.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.7	$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.59	$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.93	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$1.79	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.9	$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$205	$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$100	$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.1	$43.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.2	$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.6	$25.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.83%	11.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$825	$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$459	$886
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.08	$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.42	$7.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.18	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.25	$7.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$7.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$8.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$3.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.09	$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.55	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.65	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.67	$4.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.07	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.98	$4.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.8	$34.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.8	$69.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$31.3	$157
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1175	$4808

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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	$314
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$355
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$448
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$351
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$350
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$481
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$296
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$571
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$314
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$327
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$287
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$336
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$528
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$338
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$325
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$338
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$341
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$330
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$335
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$362
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$330
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$321
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$326
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$329
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$331
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$323
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$320
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$321
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$320
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$364
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$326
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$324
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$275
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$330
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$344
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$290
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$293
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$349

Cities near Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$571
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$570
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$572
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$509
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$514
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$526
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$712
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$1152
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$1156
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$1153
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$504
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$491
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$494
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$515
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$1022
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$492
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$551
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$810
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$1269
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$498
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$491
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$497
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$531
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$863
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$1017
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$865
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$498
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$996
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$493
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$902
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$775
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$893
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$931
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$858
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$906
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$743
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$771
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$1005
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$724
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$964