Chittagong vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chittagong	Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$351	$541
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$905	$1478
🏠 One person rent	$98.3	$181
🏘️ Family rent	$215	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$172	$266
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.6	$37.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$433
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	69 km
🎓 Higher education	45	29
😀 Quality of life	46	27
🏙️ Population	2.58M	42.7K

The cost of living in Chittagong is 35% less expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 9083rd and 8317th ($351 vs $541) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Bangladesh and Kenya, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 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 6493rd and 8421st 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	$1.65	$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.75	$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$1.72	$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$110	$199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.9	$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$278	$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$150	$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15	$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.2	$30.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.5	$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.83%	14.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$1127
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$394	$1251
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.16	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$4.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$0.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.18	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.87	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.66	$3.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.1	$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.5	$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$6.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.07	$20.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.98	$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$20	$19
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$59.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.8	$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$842	$8023

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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 Meru

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi	Thika	$589
175 km or 109 mi	Nairobi	$760
179 km or 111 mi	Machakos	$408
180 km or 112 mi	Nakuru	$500
268 km or 167 mi	Eldoret	$483
323 km or 201 mi	Kisumu	$522
354 km or 220 mi	Mumias	$490
378 km or 235 mi	Moshi	$561
392 km or 244 mi	Tororo	$602
395 km or 245 mi	Arusha	$638
403 km or 250 mi	Mbale	$605
455 km or 283 mi	Malindi	$498
496 km or 308 mi	Jinja	$562
508 km or 316 mi	Mombasa	$580
559 km or 347 mi	Kira Town	$646
564 km or 351 mi	Kampala	$698
577 km or 359 mi	Entebbe	$558
591 km or 367 mi	Tanga	$545
600 km or 373 mi	Mwanza	$625
666 km or 414 mi	Gulu	$594
712 km or 442 mi	Stone Town	$523
712 km or 443 mi	Zanzibar	$552
732 km or 455 mi	Dodoma	$502
749 km or 465 mi	Baidoa	$706
764 km or 475 mi	Morogoro	$486
783 km or 486 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
784 km or 487 mi	Awasa	$886
819 km or 509 mi	Arua	$585
840 km or 522 mi	Bunia	$801
852 km or 529 mi	Jimma	$654
852 km or 530 mi	Kasese	$573
858 km or 533 mi	Juba	$513
862 km or 536 mi	Byumba	$613
873 km or 542 mi	Kigali	$771
875 km or 544 mi	Muyinga	$650
883 km or 549 mi	Mogadishu	$711
907 km or 563 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
911 km or 566 mi	Ruyigi	$648
911 km or 566 mi	Beni	$785
918 km or 570 mi	Nyanza	$518