Chittagong vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chittagong	Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$362	$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$956	$1333
🏠 One person rent	$105	$177
🏘️ Family rent	$255	$398
🍽️ Food expenses	$164	$228
🚐 Transport expenses	$49	$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$259	$406
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	69 km
🎓 Higher education	45	30
😀 Quality of life	49	29
🏙️ Population	2.58M	42.7K

The cost of living in Chittagong is 26% less expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 9049th and 8601st ($362 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Bangladesh and Kenya, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chittagong compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 6319th and 8527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Meru

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	Chittagong	Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.27	$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.02	$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.34	$2.06
☕ Cappuccino	$1.74	$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.24	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$50	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$236	$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.9	$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.4	$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.94%	13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$735	$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$406	$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.11	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.79	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.25	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.75	$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.21	$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.83	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.1	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.42	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.17	$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$14.4	$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$49.3	$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1027	$6789

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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 Meru

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi	Thika	$530
175 km or 109 mi	Nairobi	$646
179 km or 111 mi	Machakos	$524
180 km or 112 mi	Nakuru	$439
268 km or 167 mi	Eldoret	$405
323 km or 201 mi	Kisumu	$441
354 km or 220 mi	Mumias	$424
378 km or 235 mi	Moshi	$536
392 km or 244 mi	Tororo	$557
395 km or 245 mi	Arusha	$571
403 km or 250 mi	Mbale	$557
455 km or 283 mi	Malindi	$452
496 km or 308 mi	Jinja	$542
508 km or 316 mi	Mombasa	$493
559 km or 347 mi	Kira Town	$600
564 km or 351 mi	Kampala	$654
577 km or 359 mi	Entebbe	$547
591 km or 367 mi	Tanga	$622
600 km or 373 mi	Mwanza	$493
666 km or 414 mi	Gulu	$556
712 km or 442 mi	Stone Town	$706
712 km or 443 mi	Zanzibar	$762
732 km or 455 mi	Dodoma	$581
749 km or 465 mi	Baidoa	$805
764 km or 475 mi	Morogoro	$600
783 km or 486 mi	Dar es Salaam	$720
784 km or 487 mi	Awasa	$840
819 km or 509 mi	Arua	$553
840 km or 522 mi	Bunia	$748
852 km or 529 mi	Jimma	$871
852 km or 530 mi	Kasese	$543
858 km or 533 mi	Juba	$498
862 km or 536 mi	Byumba	$599
873 km or 542 mi	Kigali	$677
875 km or 544 mi	Muyinga	$449
883 km or 549 mi	Mogadishu	$819
907 km or 563 mi	Ruhengeri	$575
911 km or 566 mi	Ruyigi	$446
911 km or 566 mi	Beni	$747
918 km or 570 mi	Nyanza	$539