Chittagong vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chittagong	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$362	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$956	$2316
🏠 One person rent	$105	$384
🏘️ Family rent	$255	$949
🍽️ Food expenses	$164	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$49	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$259	$538
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	45	73
😀 Quality of life	49	65
🏙️ Population	2.58M	1.85M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 54% less expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 9049th and 6438th ($362 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 8th in Bangladesh and the Philippines, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 6319th and 4458th 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	$1.27	$4.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.02	$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.34	$1.29
☕ Cappuccino	$1.74	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.24	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$456
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$50	$239
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$236	$1482
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.9	$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.4	$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.94%	7.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$735	$4033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$406	$2881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.11	$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.79	$3.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$7.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$8.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.25	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.75	$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.21	$4.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.83	$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.1	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.42	$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.17	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$14.4	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$49.3	$557
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1027	$14747

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$389
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$324
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$387
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$520
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$446
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$303
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$456
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$342
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$656
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$310
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$312
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$290
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$356
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$669
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$357
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$348
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$355
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$395
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$347
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$338
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$346
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$349
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$351
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$341
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$339
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$342
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$399
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$346
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$343
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$354
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$360
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$304
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$315
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$367

Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$673
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$804
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$792
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$759
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$697
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$842
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$738
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$491
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$817
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$860
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$519
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$550
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$640
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$682
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$592
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$590
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$568
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$534
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$681
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$523
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$577
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$497
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$441
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$511
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$610
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$619
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$540
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$584
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$483
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$596
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$529
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$522
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$419
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$660
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$476
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$490
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$614
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$519
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$371