Chittagong vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chittagong	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$884	$1114
🏠 One person rent	$97.6	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$298
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.8	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$146
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	47	33
😀 Quality of life	56	26
🏙️ Population	3.23M	5.33M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 29% less expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 9042nd and 8650th ($358 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Bangladesh and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Chittagong compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 6271st and 8929th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Kabul

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	Chittagong	Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.04	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.3	$8.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.32	$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$3.24
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$1.6
🥤 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	$113	$126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.4	$83.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$208	$223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$102	$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.5	$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$49.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.42%	12.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$799	$664
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$465	$346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.06	$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.38	$6.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.62	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.18	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$5.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.83	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.77	$2.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.09	$3.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.5	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.95	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.65	$2.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.08	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.94	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.7	$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.9	$45.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.3	$20.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1349	$1302

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$321
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$321
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$342
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$435
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$348
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$357
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$478
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$287
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$583
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$326
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$327
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$278
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$327
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$534
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$328
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$318
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$331
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$333
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$321
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$326
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$365
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$319
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$313
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$318
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$321
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$324
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$314
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$311
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$311
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$313
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$362
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$319
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$315
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$321
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$336
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$285
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$297
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$339

Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$456
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$381
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$447
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$438
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$447
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$321
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$394
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$468
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$373
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$373
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$493
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$371
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$496
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$734
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$446
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$470
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$391
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$737
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$773
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$280
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$350
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$473
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$306
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$393
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$253
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$379
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$382
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$359
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$335
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$278
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$344
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$303
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$440
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$339
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$309
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$401
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$313
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$396
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$332
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$469