Chittagong vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chittagong	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$351	$766
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$905	$2308
🏠 One person rent	$98.3	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$215	$961
🍽️ Food expenses	$172	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.6	$49.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$526
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	45	73
😀 Quality of life	46	65
🏙️ Population	2.58M	1.85M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 54% less expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 9083rd and 6586th ($351 vs $766) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Bangladesh and the Philippines, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chittagong compared to 0.7 months in Manila. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 6493rd and 4165th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Manila

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	Chittagong	Manila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.65	$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.75	$4.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.72	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$110	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.9	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$278	$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$150	$648
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.2	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.5	$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.83%	7.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$3093
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$394	$2849
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.16	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$5.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$8.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$3.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.18	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.87	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.66	$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.1	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.5	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$7.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.07	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.98	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$20	$36
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.8	$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$842	$13387

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$287
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$367
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$478
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$309
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$295
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$430
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$303
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$678
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$289
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$305
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$264
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$347
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$661
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$350
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$337
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$345
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$378
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$337
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$328
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$333
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$336
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$338
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$329
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$327
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$327
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$404
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$331
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$330
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$332
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$408
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$294
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$280
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$360

Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$770
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$640
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$746
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$706
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$623
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$901
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$732
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$506
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$670
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$780
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$546
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$538
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$621
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$704
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$577
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$589
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$518
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$535
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$676
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$457
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$575
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$487
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$400
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$539
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$572
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$508
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$515
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$545
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$486
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$610
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$508
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$504
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$427
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$613
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$398
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$464
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$585
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$508
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$372