Chittagong vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chittagong	Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$351	$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$905	$3075
🏠 One person rent	$98.3	$578
🏘️ Family rent	$215	$1557
🍽️ Food expenses	$172	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.6	$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$975
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	45	31
😀 Quality of life	46	40
🏙️ Population	2.58M	14.6M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 69% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 9083rd and 4732nd ($351 vs $1120) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Bangladesh and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chittagong compared to 0.9 months in Kinshasa. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 6493rd and 6909th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Kinshasa

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	Chittagong	Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.65	$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$39.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.75	$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$1.72	$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$110	$919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.9	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$278	$1898
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$150	$1189
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.2	$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.5	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.83%	13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$6139
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$394	$726
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.16	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$63.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$5.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.18	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.87	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.66	$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.1	$1.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.5	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.07	$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.98	$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$20	$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.8	$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$842	$4674

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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 Kinshasa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Brazzaville	$580
61 km or 38 mi	Kinkala	$520
114 km or 71 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
197 km or 122 mi	Madingou	$519
225 km or 140 mi	Kayes	$523
260 km or 162 mi	Gamboma	$522
261 km or 162 mi	Matadi	$844
302 km or 188 mi	Boma	$821
371 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$676
386 km or 240 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
396 km or 246 mi	Kikwit	$876
421 km or 262 mi	N'zeto	$788
460 km or 286 mi	Ambriz	$863
551 km or 343 mi	Luanda	$1012
590 km or 366 mi	Mbandaka	$850
650 km or 404 mi	Tshikapa	$934
809 km or 503 mi	Kananga	$976
829 km or 515 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
836 km or 520 mi	Libreville	$668
914 km or 568 mi	Lobito	$645
924 km or 574 mi	Bata	$1121
937 km or 582 mi	Benguela	$671
938 km or 583 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
939 km or 584 mi	Huambo	$577
948 km or 589 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
958 km or 595 mi	Berberati	$482
971 km or 603 mi	Luena	$634
977 km or 607 mi	Gemena	$767
995 km or 618 mi	Gandajika	$828
1004 km or 624 mi	Yaounde	$747
1033 km or 642 mi	Bangui	$513
1075 km or 668 mi	Bumba	$806
1085 km or 674 mi	Sao Tome	$900
1090 km or 677 mi	Trindade	$900
1121 km or 697 mi	Douala	$1265
1149 km or 714 mi	Limbe	$655
1156 km or 718 mi	Malabo	$741
1162 km or 722 mi	Buea	$601
1187 km or 737 mi	Kindu	$746
1191 km or 740 mi	Kumba	$764