Chittagong vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chittagong Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$351
$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$905
$3096
🏠 One person rent
$98.3
$598
🏘️ Family rent
$215
$1649
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$162
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
45
47
😀 Quality of life
46
40
🏙️ Population
2.58M
15.1M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 68% less expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 9083rd and 4761st ($351 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Bangladesh and Nigeria, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chittagong compared to 0.1 months in Lagos. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 6493rd and 6935th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chittagong Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.65
$2.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.8
$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.75
$8.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.75
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.72
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.33
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$110
$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$55.9
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$278
$2294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$150
$1391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15
$28.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.2
$42.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.5
$34.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.83%
16.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$676
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$394
$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.12
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.1
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.81
$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$5.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$4.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.66
$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.1
$1.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.56
$1.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.66
$0.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.5
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.08
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.07
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.98
$2.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$20
$22.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$35.8
$83.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$842
$2289

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$678
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$289
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$305
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$264
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$347
342 km or 213 mi Monywa
$661
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$350
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$334
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$354
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$355
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$337
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$345
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$378
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$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
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$327
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$327
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$327
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$404
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$331
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$330
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$281
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$332
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$408
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$294
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$1030
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$670
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$709
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$776
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$677
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$779
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$590
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$695
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$613
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$634
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$666
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$755
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$558
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$651
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$535
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$647
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$881
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$632
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$354
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$575
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$649
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$972
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$651
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$553
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$560
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$805
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$588
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$729
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$1611
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$658
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$679
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$462
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$883
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$621
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$743
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$1502
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$433
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