Chittagong vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Chittagong Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$358
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$884
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$97.6
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$164
$300
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.8
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$282
$173
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
47
27
😀 Quality of life
56
28
🏙️ Population
3.23M
42.7K

The cost of living in Chittagong is 34% less expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 9042nd and 8425th ($358 vs $543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Bangladesh and Kenya, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Chittagong compared to 0.3 months in Meru. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Meru ranked 10th in Kenya, while ranked 6271st and 8855th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Chittagong vs Meru

Prices for goods and services in Chittagong and Meru are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Chittagong Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.04
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.3
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.32
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.18
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$55.4
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$102
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.42%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$799
$1039
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$465
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.06
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.38
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.62
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.83
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.94
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.09
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.5
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.66
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.65
$7.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.08
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.94
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.9
$54.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$35.3
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1349
$10408

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Chittagong

Distance City Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi Cox's Bazar
$321
155 km or 96 mi Barisal
$321
178 km or 110 mi Agartala
$342
182 km or 113 mi Aizawl
$435
198 km or 123 mi Brahmanbaria
$329
198 km or 123 mi Narayanganj
$348
209 km or 130 mi Narsingdi
$357
213 km or 132 mi Dhaka
$478
239 km or 149 mi Khulna
$287
266 km or 165 mi Sittwe
$583
283 km or 176 mi Jessore
$326
287 km or 179 mi Sylhet
$327
307 km or 191 mi Mymensingh
$278
340 km or 211 mi Rajarhat
$327
342 km or 213 mi Monywa
$534
347 km or 215 mi Barasat
$328
348 km or 217 mi Madhyamgram
$318
349 km or 217 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$331
350 km or 218 mi Bidhannagar
$333
351 km or 218 mi North Dumdum
$321
353 km or 219 mi South Dumdum
$326
353 km or 219 mi Imphal
$365
354 km or 220 mi Bhatpara
$319
355 km or 220 mi Naihati
$313
356 km or 221 mi Baranagar
$318
356 km or 221 mi Kamarhati
$321
356 km or 222 mi Panihati
$324
358 km or 222 mi Barrackpore
$314
358 km or 222 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$311
358 km or 222 mi Chandannagar
$311
358 km or 223 mi Uttarpara
$313
358 km or 223 mi Kolkata
$362
359 km or 223 mi Bally
$319
360 km or 224 mi Serampore
$315
361 km or 224 mi Krishnanagar
$272
362 km or 225 mi Howrah
$321
362 km or 225 mi Shillong
$336
362 km or 225 mi Shantipur
$285
376 km or 234 mi Bogra
$297
381 km or 237 mi Maheshtala
$339

Cities near Meru

Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$448
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$807
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$415
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$532
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$513
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$635
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$697
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$591
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$546
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$586
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$495
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$745
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$417
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$910
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$577
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$671
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$872
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$688
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$721
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$553
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$583