Chittagong vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chittagong Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$358
$1340
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$884
$3091
🏠 One person rent
$97.6
$765
🏘️ Family rent
$164
$1313
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.8
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$282
$2321
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
47
45
😀 Quality of life
56
76
🏙️ Population
3.23M
298K

The cost of living in Chittagong is 73% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 9042nd and 4453rd ($358 vs $1340) 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 0.8 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 6271st and 1297th 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
$2.04
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.3
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.32
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.18
$6.74
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$904
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$55.4
$568
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$1636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$102
$1009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.42%
6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$799
$2618
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$465
$1965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.06
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.38
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.62
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$8.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.83
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$3.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.94
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.09
$5.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.5
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.66
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.65
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.08
$39.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.94
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.9
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$35.3
$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1349
$10985

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$327
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$534
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$328
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$318
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$331
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$333
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$321
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$326
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$365
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$319
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$313
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$318
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$321
356 km or 222 mi Panihati
$324
358 km or 222 mi Barrackpore
$314
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$311
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$311
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$313
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$362
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$319
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$315
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$272
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$1218
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$1062
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$1059
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$778
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$2015
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$821
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$917
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$2100
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$454
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$457
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
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$494
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$471
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$1791
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$505
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$1628
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$2133
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$497
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$1437
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$485
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$703
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$2470
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$469
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$1543
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$708
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$2356
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$493
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$1170
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$459
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$522
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$509
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$694
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$861
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$1355
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$1455
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$620
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$1173
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$548
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$521