Chittagong vs Kampala - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chittagong	Kampala
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$882	$1679
🏠 One person rent	$93	$303
🏘️ Family rent	$155	$495
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$46	$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$182	$142
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	34 km
🎓 Higher education	45	57
😀 Quality of life	50	49
🏙️ Population	2.58M	1.68M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 50% less expensive than in Kampala. Cities ranked 9061st and 7003rd ($358 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Bangladesh and Uganda, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Uganda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Chittagong compared to 0.2 months in Kampala. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Kampala ranked 1st in Uganda, while ranked 6631st and 6747th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Kampala

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	Chittagong	Kampala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.08	$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.62	$8.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.82	$1.47
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$53.3	$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$213	$669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$96.2	$338
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14	$28.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$43.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$47.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	20.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$728	$1201
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$421	$1048
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.71	$4.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$4.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$4.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.11	$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.58	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.33	$6.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.96	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$17.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.2	$44.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$27	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1379	$3783

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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	$312
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$362
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$456
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$348
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$352
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$464
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$301
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$558
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$300
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$321
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$282
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$328
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$519
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$333
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$320
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$327
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$370
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$320
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$313
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$318
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$320
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$324
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$315
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$313
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$312
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$366
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$318
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$315
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$323
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$354
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$286
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$287
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$344

Cities near Kampala

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Kira Town	$658
32 km or 20 mi	Entebbe	$578
70 km or 44 mi	Jinja	$582
183 km or 114 mi	Tororo	$623
197 km or 122 mi	Mbale	$654
212 km or 131 mi	Mumias	$511
246 km or 153 mi	Kisumu	$543
274 km or 171 mi	Gulu	$627
288 km or 179 mi	Kasese	$567
294 km or 183 mi	Bunia	$833
301 km or 187 mi	Eldoret	$528
317 km or 197 mi	Mwanza	$656
347 km or 216 mi	Beni	$820
350 km or 217 mi	Byumba	$597
355 km or 220 mi	Arua	$617
366 km or 227 mi	Butembo	$804
377 km or 234 mi	Kigali	$758
384 km or 238 mi	Ruhengeri	$499
393 km or 244 mi	Nakuru	$503
431 km or 268 mi	Muyinga	$687
432 km or 269 mi	Nyanza	$524
432 km or 269 mi	Gisenyi	$396
446 km or 277 mi	Kibuye	$491
452 km or 281 mi	Butare	$412
471 km or 293 mi	Ngozi	$686
494 km or 307 mi	Ruyigi	$687
503 km or 313 mi	Nairobi	$811
510 km or 317 mi	Gitega	$689
514 km or 320 mi	Cyangugu	$505
516 km or 321 mi	Juba	$527
517 km or 321 mi	Bubanza	$689
520 km or 323 mi	Bukavu	$803
523 km or 325 mi	Thika	$460
545 km or 339 mi	Bujumbura	$754
551 km or 343 mi	Rutana	$688
559 km or 348 mi	Machakos	$420
563 km or 350 mi	Uvira	$842
564 km or 351 mi	Meru	$549
583 km or 362 mi	Makamba	$688
613 km or 381 mi	Arusha	$612