Chittagong vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chittagong Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$351
$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$905
$3260
🏠 One person rent
$98.3
$675
🏘️ Family rent
$215
$1427
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$2298
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
45
46
😀 Quality of life
46
74
🏙️ Population
2.58M
298K

The cost of living in Chittagong is 73% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 9083rd and 4263rd ($351 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.8 months in Manama. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 6493rd and 1311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chittagong Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.65
$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.8
$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.75
$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.75
$9.31
 Cappuccino
$1.72
$5.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.33
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$110
$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$55.9
$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$278
$1691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$150
$1155
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15
$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.2
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.5
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.83%
8.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$676
$2589
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$394
$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.12
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.1
$36.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.81
$9.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$7.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.66
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.1
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.56
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.66
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.5
$78.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.08
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.07
$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.98
$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$20
$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$35.8
$377
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$842
$9896

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$289
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$305
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$264
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$347
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$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
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$328
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$333
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$336
356 km or 222 mi Panihati
$338
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$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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$1243
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$1223
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$1068
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$1056
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$897
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$1709
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$804
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$901
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$1779
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$551
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$546
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
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$547
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$557
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$1721
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$589
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$1637
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$1828
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$548
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$1393
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$563
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$736
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$2379
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$536
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$1494
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$740
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$2240
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$548
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$1196
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$529
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$547
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$544
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$723
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$904
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$1540
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$1844
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$634
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$1239
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$597
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$514