Chittagong vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chittagong	Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$1148
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$882	$2581
🏠 One person rent	$93	$563
🏘️ Family rent	$155	$941
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$326
🚐 Transport expenses	$46	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$182	$127
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	45	32
😀 Quality of life	50	21
🏙️ Population	2.58M	14.6M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 69% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 9061st and 4833rd ($358 vs $1148) 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 0.5 months in Chittagong compared to 0.1 months in Kinshasa. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 6631st and 9069th 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	$2.08	$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$71.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.62	$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.82	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$1220
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$53.3	$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$213	$2055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$96.2	$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	13.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$728	$1579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$421	$686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$69.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.71	$8.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$6.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$4.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$8.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.11	$1.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.58	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.33	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$48.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.96	$6.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$22
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.2	$46.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$27	$134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1379	$4749

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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 Kinshasa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Brazzaville	$595
61 km or 38 mi	Kinkala	$538
114 km or 71 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$864
197 km or 122 mi	Madingou	$536
225 km or 140 mi	Kayes	$536
260 km or 162 mi	Gamboma	$536
261 km or 162 mi	Matadi	$893
302 km or 188 mi	Boma	$871
371 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$706
386 km or 240 mi	Pointe-Noire	$585
396 km or 246 mi	Kikwit	$928
421 km or 262 mi	N'zeto	$853
460 km or 286 mi	Ambriz	$946
551 km or 343 mi	Luanda	$1116
590 km or 366 mi	Mbandaka	$836
650 km or 404 mi	Tshikapa	$993
809 km or 503 mi	Kananga	$1029
829 km or 515 mi	Port-Gentil	$660
836 km or 520 mi	Libreville	$708
914 km or 568 mi	Lobito	$684
924 km or 574 mi	Bata	$1241
937 km or 582 mi	Benguela	$719
938 km or 583 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1059
939 km or 584 mi	Huambo	$606
948 km or 589 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$897
958 km or 595 mi	Berberati	$494
971 km or 603 mi	Luena	$682
977 km or 607 mi	Gemena	$808
995 km or 618 mi	Gandajika	$885
1004 km or 624 mi	Yaounde	$671
1033 km or 642 mi	Bangui	$526
1075 km or 668 mi	Bumba	$858
1085 km or 674 mi	Sao Tome	$1046
1090 km or 677 mi	Trindade	$1044
1121 km or 697 mi	Douala	$1363
1149 km or 714 mi	Limbe	$755
1156 km or 718 mi	Malabo	$1413
1162 km or 722 mi	Buea	$665
1187 km or 737 mi	Kindu	$793
1191 km or 740 mi	Kumba	$849