Chittagong vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chittagong	Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$882	$2873
🏠 One person rent	$93	$660
🏘️ Family rent	$155	$1136
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$46	$99.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$182	$1982
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	45	46
😀 Quality of life	50	77
🏙️ Population	2.58M	298K

The cost of living in Chittagong is 71% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 9061st and 4625th ($358 vs $1237) 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 0.5 months in Chittagong compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 6631st and 1191st 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	$2.08	$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.62	$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.82	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$53.3	$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$213	$1322
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$96.2	$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14	$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	8.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$728	$2794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$421	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.71	$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$7.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.11	$5.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.58	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.33	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.96	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.2	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$27	$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1379	$8943

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$312
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$362
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$456
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$348
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$352
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$464
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$301
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$558
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$300
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$321
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$282
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$328
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$519
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$333
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$320
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$327
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$370
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$320
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$313
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$318
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$320
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$324
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$315
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$313
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$312
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$366
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$318
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$315
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$323
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$354
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$286
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$287
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$344

Cities near Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1230
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1201
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$908
54 km or 33 mi	Dammam	$1008
98 km or 61 mi	Qatif	$873
110 km or 68 mi	Al Khor	$1770
126 km or 78 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
126 km or 78 mi	Jubail	$930
139 km or 87 mi	Doha	$1849
307 km or 191 mi	Bushehr	$453
345 km or 214 mi	Borazjan	$477
376 km or 233 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
388 km or 241 mi	Jahrom	$530
392 km or 244 mi	Kazerun	$503
421 km or 262 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
424 km or 263 mi	Shiraz	$553
426 km or 265 mi	Riyadh	$1627
427 km or 265 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
428 km or 266 mi	Fasa	$529
435 km or 270 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
461 km or 287 mi	Marvdasht	$530
467 km or 290 mi	Al-Faw	$730
485 km or 301 mi	Dubai	$2514
488 km or 303 mi	Behbahan	$483
491 km or 305 mi	Sharjah	$1419
498 km or 309 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
498 km or 310 mi	Ajman	$2521
501 km or 312 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
503 km or 312 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
504 km or 313 mi	Yasuj	$463
510 km or 317 mi	Abadan	$549
524 km or 326 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
543 km or 337 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
547 km or 340 mi	Basra	$889
555 km or 345 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
565 km or 351 mi	Al Ain	$1449
573 km or 356 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
589 km or 366 mi	Fujairah	$1228
597 km or 371 mi	Ahvaz	$571
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$534