Chittagong vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chittagong	Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$312	$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$835	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$82.9	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$203	$352
🍽️ Food expenses	$148	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$57.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$199	$278
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	45	13
😀 Quality of life	45	20
🏙️ Population	2.58M	989K

The cost of living in Chittagong is 46% less expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 9199th and 7990th ($312 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Bangladesh and Malawi, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chittagong compared to 0.5 months in Lilongwe. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Lilongwe ranked 4th in Malawi, while ranked 6529th and 8861st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Lilongwe

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	Chittagong	Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$0.96	$3.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$3.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$0.93
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$84.9	$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$48.6	$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$249	$363
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$148	$202
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.9	$44.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.5	$68.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	12.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$687	$10490
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$589
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.17	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.33	$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.88	$6.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$5.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.1	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$1.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.12	$2.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.68	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.2	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.19	$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.98	$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2	$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.4	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$41	$49.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$44.4	$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$938	$2358

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$325
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$295
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$380
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$461
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$301
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$271
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$428
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$339
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$593
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$290
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$296
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$256
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$353
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$588
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$356
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$343
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$351
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$391
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$342
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$335
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$340
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$343
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$344
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$336
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$335
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$334
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$408
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$338
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$336
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$338
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$390
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$307
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$282
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$366

Cities near Lilongwe

Distance	City	Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
134 km or 83 mi	Ntcheu	$515
169 km or 105 mi	Mangochi	$516
228 km or 142 mi	Zomba	$498
233 km or 145 mi	Mzimba	$574
240 km or 149 mi	Blantyre	$591
243 km or 151 mi	Tete	$834
283 km or 176 mi	Mzuzu	$534
293 km or 182 mi	Mulanje	$500
506 km or 314 mi	Kasama	$1079
518 km or 322 mi	Harare	$1012
524 km or 326 mi	Marondera	$810
533 km or 331 mi	Chitungwiza	$890
536 km or 333 mi	Chinhoyi	$830
545 km or 339 mi	Quelimane	$670
550 km or 342 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$894
566 km or 352 mi	Mbeya	$433
567 km or 353 mi	Mutare	$662
568 km or 353 mi	Ndola	$1139
572 km or 355 mi	Chimoio	$953
603 km or 375 mi	Nampula	$1190
613 km or 381 mi	Lusaka	$685
616 km or 383 mi	Mansa	$1017
616 km or 383 mi	Kitwe	$1116
618 km or 384 mi	Mufulira	$1090
637 km or 396 mi	Kadoma	$729
660 km or 410 mi	Chingola	$1028
660 km or 410 mi	Beira	$1000
682 km or 424 mi	Kwekwe	$731
732 km or 455 mi	Lubumbashi	$1007
740 km or 460 mi	Pemba	$1500
741 km or 460 mi	Gweru	$761
744 km or 462 mi	Nacala	$1394
746 km or 464 mi	Masvingo	$871
795 km or 494 mi	Choma	$725
835 km or 519 mi	Likasi	$939
883 km or 549 mi	Bulawayo	$756
886 km or 551 mi	Dodoma	$564
902 km or 560 mi	Morogoro	$639
949 km or 590 mi	Livingstone	$670