Chittagong vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chittagong	Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$312	$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$835	$1675
🏠 One person rent	$82.9	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$203	$420
🍽️ Food expenses	$148	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$92
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$199	$396
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	45	11
😀 Quality of life	45	7
🏙️ Population	2.58M	760K

The cost of living in Chittagong is 54% less expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 9199th and 7018th ($312 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Bangladesh and Somalia, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chittagong compared to 0.6 months in Hargeisa. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Hargeisa ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 6529th and 9250th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Hargeisa

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	Chittagong	Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$0.96	$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$14.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$5.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$9.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$84.9	$171
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$48.6	$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$249	$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$148	$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.9	$67
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.5	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	19.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$687	$3780
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$842
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.17	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.33	$55.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.88	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$3.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$3.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$1.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$4.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.1	$2.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$1.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.12	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.68	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.2	$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.19	$5.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.98	$12.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2	$59.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.4	$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$41	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$44.4	$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$938	$596

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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 Hargeisa

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Borama	$527
140 km or 87 mi	Jijiga	$671
214 km or 133 mi	Harar	$626
230 km or 143 mi	Ali Sabieh	$555
241 km or 149 mi	Dire Dawa	$667
247 km or 153 mi	Djibouti City	$584
253 km or 157 mi	Dikhil	$554
280 km or 174 mi	Obock	$553
375 km or 233 mi	Aden	$509
446 km or 277 mi	Taiz	$514
490 km or 304 mi	Ibb	$504
515 km or 320 mi	Dessie	$814
522 km or 324 mi	Zabid	$489
555 km or 345 mi	Dhamar	$491
587 km or 365 mi	Addis Ababa	$1103
595 km or 369 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
624 km or 388 mi	Sayyan	$491
643 km or 400 mi	Sanaa	$550
663 km or 412 mi	Mekelle	$686
676 km or 420 mi	Awasa	$810
719 km or 446 mi	Baidoa	$711
763 km or 474 mi	Bahir Dar	$799
781 km or 485 mi	Mukalla	$491
795 km or 494 mi	Gondar	$946
820 km or 510 mi	Sa'dah	$488
821 km or 510 mi	Mendefera	$490
822 km or 511 mi	Jimma	$590
838 km or 521 mi	Massawa	$492
849 km or 527 mi	Mogadishu	$719
850 km or 528 mi	Asmara	$524
881 km or 548 mi	Najran	$934
921 km or 572 mi	Keren	$491
977 km or 607 mi	Abha	$915
1058 km or 657 mi	Kassala	$988
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$895
1067 km or 663 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
1089 km or 677 mi	Ad-Damazin	$827
1171 km or 728 mi	Bisha	$895
1222 km or 759 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
1274 km or 792 mi	Meru	$535