Chittagong vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chittagong	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$312	$685
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$835	$1880
🏠 One person rent	$82.9	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$203	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$148	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$199	$332
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	45	36
😀 Quality of life	45	48
🏙️ Population	2.58M	2.47M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 54% less expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 9199th and 7016th ($312 vs $685) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 9th 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 6529th and 6308th 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	$0.96	$6.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$3.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$84.9	$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$48.6	$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$249	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$148	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.9	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.5	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$63.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	21.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$687	$1988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.17	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.33	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.88	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$6.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$5.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.1	$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.12	$2.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.68	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.2	$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.19	$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.98	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2	$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.4	$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$41	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$44.4	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$938	$5845

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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 Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$894
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$725
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$1139
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$1116
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$830
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1090
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$1028
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$729
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$670
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$1012
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$890
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1007
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$731
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$810
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$1017
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$761
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$939
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$756
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$834
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$871
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$947
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$662
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$582
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$585
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$1079
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$953
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$515
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$574
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$591
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$498
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$516
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$534
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$500
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$600
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$554
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1000
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$663
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$433
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$670