Chittagong vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chittagong	Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$362	$1001
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$956	$2720
🏠 One person rent	$105	$527
🏘️ Family rent	$255	$1405
🍽️ Food expenses	$164	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$49	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$259	$1024
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	45	31
😀 Quality of life	49	47
🏙️ Population	2.58M	11.9M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 64% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 9049th and 5309th ($362 vs $1001) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd 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 0.7 months in Chittagong compared to 1 months in Kinshasa. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 6319th and 6524th 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	$1.27	$7.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.02	$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.34	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$1.74	$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.24	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$792
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$50	$279
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$236	$1722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$1053
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.9	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.4	$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.94%	15.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$735	$11227
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$406	$771
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.11	$58.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.79	$3.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$8.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.25	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.75	$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.21	$2.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.83	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.1	$58.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.42	$3.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.17	$4.54
👖 Brand Jeans	$14.4	$23.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$59.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$49.3	$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1027	$4181

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$389
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$324
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$387
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$520
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$446
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$303
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$456
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$342
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$656
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$310
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$312
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$290
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$356
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$669
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$357
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$348
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$355
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$395
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$347
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$338
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$346
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$349
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$351
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$341
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$339
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$342
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$399
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$346
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$343
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$354
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$360
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$304
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$315
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$367

Cities near Kinshasa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Brazzaville	$561
61 km or 38 mi	Kinkala	$511
114 km or 71 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$805
197 km or 122 mi	Madingou	$509
225 km or 140 mi	Kayes	$510
260 km or 162 mi	Gamboma	$510
261 km or 162 mi	Matadi	$827
302 km or 188 mi	Boma	$813
371 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$749
386 km or 240 mi	Pointe-Noire	$545
396 km or 246 mi	Kikwit	$829
421 km or 262 mi	N'zeto	$829
460 km or 286 mi	Ambriz	$887
551 km or 343 mi	Luanda	$1041
590 km or 366 mi	Mbandaka	$825
650 km or 404 mi	Tshikapa	$890
809 km or 503 mi	Kananga	$934
829 km or 515 mi	Port-Gentil	$651
836 km or 520 mi	Libreville	$697
914 km or 568 mi	Lobito	$733
924 km or 574 mi	Bata	$1242
937 km or 582 mi	Benguela	$771
938 km or 583 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$958
939 km or 584 mi	Huambo	$702
948 km or 589 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$833
958 km or 595 mi	Berberati	$462
971 km or 603 mi	Luena	$767
977 km or 607 mi	Gemena	$770
995 km or 618 mi	Gandajika	$824
1004 km or 624 mi	Yaounde	$567
1033 km or 642 mi	Bangui	$489
1075 km or 668 mi	Bumba	$804
1085 km or 674 mi	Sao Tome	$866
1090 km or 677 mi	Trindade	$866
1121 km or 697 mi	Douala	$1300
1149 km or 714 mi	Limbe	$683
1156 km or 718 mi	Malabo	$990
1162 km or 722 mi	Buea	$587
1187 km or 737 mi	Kindu	$740
1191 km or 740 mi	Kumba	$860