Chittagong vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chittagong	Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$351	$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$905	$1623
🏠 One person rent	$98.3	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$215	$423
🍽️ Food expenses	$172	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.6	$70.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$403
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	45	11
😀 Quality of life	46	8
🏙️ Population	2.58M	760K

The cost of living in Chittagong is 47% less expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 9083rd and 7141st ($351 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 6493rd and 9243rd 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	$1.65	$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.75	$5.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$10
☕ Cappuccino	$1.72	$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$110	$169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.9	$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$278	$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$150	$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15	$67.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.2	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.5	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.83%	20.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$3745
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$394	$8448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.16	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$3.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$5.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$4.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.18	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.87	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$2.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.66	$1.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.1	$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.5	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$5.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.07	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.98	$59.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$20	$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$58.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.8	$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$842	$603

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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 Hargeisa

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Borama	$518
140 km or 87 mi	Jijiga	$764
214 km or 133 mi	Harar	$718
230 km or 143 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
241 km or 149 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
247 km or 153 mi	Djibouti City	$571
253 km or 157 mi	Dikhil	$542
280 km or 174 mi	Obock	$540
375 km or 233 mi	Aden	$503
446 km or 277 mi	Taiz	$507
490 km or 304 mi	Ibb	$496
515 km or 320 mi	Dessie	$838
522 km or 324 mi	Zabid	$482
555 km or 345 mi	Dhamar	$486
587 km or 365 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
595 km or 369 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
624 km or 388 mi	Sayyan	$481
643 km or 400 mi	Sanaa	$546
663 km or 412 mi	Mekelle	$662
676 km or 420 mi	Awasa	$886
719 km or 446 mi	Baidoa	$706
763 km or 474 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
781 km or 485 mi	Mukalla	$484
795 km or 494 mi	Gondar	$897
820 km or 510 mi	Sa'dah	$482
821 km or 510 mi	Mendefera	$487
822 km or 511 mi	Jimma	$654
838 km or 521 mi	Massawa	$486
849 km or 527 mi	Mogadishu	$711
850 km or 528 mi	Asmara	$520
881 km or 548 mi	Najran	$937
921 km or 572 mi	Keren	$488
977 km or 607 mi	Abha	$910
1058 km or 657 mi	Kassala	$1006
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$902
1067 km or 663 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
1089 km or 677 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
1171 km or 728 mi	Bisha	$905
1222 km or 759 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
1274 km or 792 mi	Meru	$541