Chittagong vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chittagong	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$351	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$905	$1973
🏠 One person rent	$98.3	$360
🏘️ Family rent	$215	$637
🍽️ Food expenses	$172	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.6	$57
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$508
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	45	27
😀 Quality of life	46	62
🏙️ Population	2.58M	149K

The cost of living in Chittagong is 57% less expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 9083rd and 6387th ($351 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Bangladesh and Mauritius, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chittagong compared to 0.6 months in Port Louis. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 6493rd and 4802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Port Louis

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	Chittagong	Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.65	$5.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.75	$6.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.72	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$110	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.9	$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$278	$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$150	$542
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15	$33.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.2	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.5	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.83%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$1157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$394	$1131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.16	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.18	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.87	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$9.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.66	$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.1	$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.5	$27.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.07	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.98	$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$20	$65.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.8	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$842	$3884

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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 Port Louis

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bambous	$745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Triolet	$808
17 km or 10 mi	Curepipe	$712
21 km or 13 mi	Goodlands	$796
23 km or 14 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
33 km or 21 mi	Mahebourg	$785
210 km or 130 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
212 km or 132 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
214 km or 133 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
228 km or 142 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
237 km or 148 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
241 km or 149 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
241 km or 150 mi	La Possession	$1371
246 km or 153 mi	Le Port	$1400
248 km or 154 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
250 km or 156 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
256 km or 159 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
880 km or 546 mi	Toamasina	$447
1054 km or 655 mi	Antananarivo	$507
1094 km or 680 mi	Antsirabe	$352
1471 km or 914 mi	Toliara	$389
1543 km or 959 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
1639 km or 1018 mi	Domoni	$1100
1742 km or 1083 mi	Victoria	$1495
1789 km or 1111 mi	Moroni	$1105
1895 km or 1178 mi	Nacala	$1150
1974 km or 1227 mi	Pemba	$1506
2011 km or 1249 mi	Nampula	$872
2180 km or 1355 mi	Quelimane	$675
2365 km or 1470 mi	Beira	$1003
2368 km or 1472 mi	Mulanje	$461
2404 km or 1494 mi	Zomba	$457
2426 km or 1508 mi	Blantyre	$507
2441 km or 1517 mi	Mangochi	$493
2463 km or 1530 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
2490 km or 1548 mi	Ntcheu	$492
2491 km or 1548 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
2504 km or 1556 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
2515 km or 1563 mi	Zanzibar	$552