Chittagong vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chittagong	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$351	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$905	$2249
🏠 One person rent	$98.3	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$215	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$172	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.6	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$333
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	45	37
😀 Quality of life	46	49
🏙️ Population	2.58M	2.47M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 52% less expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 9083rd and 6726th ($351 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Bangladesh and Zambia, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chittagong compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 6493rd and 6269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Lusaka

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	Chittagong	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.65	$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.75	$3.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$1.72	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$110	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.9	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$278	$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$150	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15	$60.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.2	$94.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.5	$125
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.83%	21.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$2003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$394	$4875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.16	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$4.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.18	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.87	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.66	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.1	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.5	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.07	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.98	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$20	$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.8	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$842	$9642

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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 Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$700
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$541
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$917
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1018
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$875
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$723
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$688
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$992
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$730
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$794
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$776
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$597
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$961
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$766
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$825
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$854
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$975
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$752
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$587
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$624
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$748
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$947
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$492
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$566
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$507
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$457
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$493
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$525
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$461
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$583
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$540
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1003
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$631
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$461
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$675