Chittagong vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chittagong	Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$312	$1267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$835	$3247
🏠 One person rent	$82.9	$655
🏘️ Family rent	$203	$1366
🍽️ Food expenses	$148	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$199	$2207
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	45	44
😀 Quality of life	45	72
🏙️ Population	2.58M	298K

The cost of living in Chittagong is 75% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 9199th and 4400th ($312 vs $1267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Bangladesh and Bahrain, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chittagong compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 6529th and 1915th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Manama

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	Chittagong	Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$0.96	$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$7.93
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$84.9	$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$48.6	$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$249	$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$148	$1097
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.9	$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.5	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$687	$2471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$1550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.17	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.33	$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.88	$47.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.1	$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.12	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.68	$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$3.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.2	$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.19	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.98	$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2	$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.4	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$41	$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$44.4	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$938	$10026

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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 Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1226
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1218
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$870
54 km or 33 mi	Dammam	$989
98 km or 61 mi	Qatif	$878
110 km or 68 mi	Al Khor	$1719
126 km or 78 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
126 km or 78 mi	Jubail	$928
139 km or 87 mi	Doha	$1810
307 km or 191 mi	Bushehr	$548
345 km or 214 mi	Borazjan	$541
376 km or 233 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
388 km or 241 mi	Jahrom	$561
392 km or 244 mi	Kazerun	$537
421 km or 262 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
424 km or 263 mi	Shiraz	$558
426 km or 265 mi	Riyadh	$1586
427 km or 265 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
428 km or 266 mi	Fasa	$556
435 km or 270 mi	Kuwait City	$1457
461 km or 287 mi	Marvdasht	$546
467 km or 290 mi	Al-Faw	$713
485 km or 301 mi	Dubai	$2309
488 km or 303 mi	Behbahan	$507
491 km or 305 mi	Sharjah	$1503
498 km or 309 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
498 km or 310 mi	Ajman	$2084
501 km or 312 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
503 km or 312 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
504 km or 313 mi	Yasuj	$489
510 km or 317 mi	Abadan	$557
524 km or 326 mi	Khorramshahr	$552
543 km or 337 mi	Az Zubayr	$705
547 km or 340 mi	Basra	$879
555 km or 345 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
565 km or 351 mi	Al Ain	$1050
573 km or 356 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
589 km or 366 mi	Fujairah	$1232
597 km or 371 mi	Ahvaz	$588
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$520