Chittagong vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chittagong	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$312	$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$835	$1942
🏠 One person rent	$82.9	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$203	$656
🍽️ Food expenses	$148	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$53.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$199	$522
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	45	27
😀 Quality of life	45	62
🏙️ Population	2.58M	149K

The cost of living in Chittagong is 62% less expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 9199th and 6351st ($312 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 6529th and 4805th 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	$0.96	$5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$84.9	$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$48.6	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$249	$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$148	$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.9	$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.5	$45
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$687	$1168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.17	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.33	$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.88	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.1	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.12	$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.68	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.2	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.19	$5.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.98	$23
💇 Haircut, simple	$2	$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.4	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$41	$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$44.4	$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$938	$3888

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$325
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$295
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$380
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$461
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$301
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$271
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$428
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$339
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$593
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$290
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$296
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$256
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$353
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$588
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$356
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$343
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$351
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$391
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$342
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$335
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$340
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$343
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$344
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$336
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$335
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$334
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$408
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$338
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$336
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$338
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$390
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$307
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$282
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$366

Cities near Port Louis

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Quatre Bornes	$674
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bambous	$767
14 km or 8.7 mi	Triolet	$804
17 km or 10 mi	Curepipe	$701
21 km or 13 mi	Goodlands	$796
23 km or 14 mi	Centre de Flacq	$789
33 km or 21 mi	Mahebourg	$777
210 km or 130 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1451
212 km or 132 mi	Saint-Andre	$1444
214 km or 133 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1432
228 km or 142 mi	Saint-Denis	$1397
237 km or 148 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1371
241 km or 149 mi	Le Tampon	$1457
241 km or 150 mi	La Possession	$1441
246 km or 153 mi	Le Port	$1481
248 km or 154 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1454
250 km or 156 mi	Saint-Paul	$1538
256 km or 159 mi	Saint-Leu	$1665
880 km or 546 mi	Toamasina	$457
1054 km or 655 mi	Antananarivo	$519
1094 km or 680 mi	Antsirabe	$348
1471 km or 914 mi	Toliara	$403
1543 km or 959 mi	Mamoudzou	$1549
1639 km or 1018 mi	Domoni	$1093
1742 km or 1083 mi	Victoria	$1552
1789 km or 1111 mi	Moroni	$1091
1895 km or 1178 mi	Nacala	$1394
1974 km or 1227 mi	Pemba	$1500
2011 km or 1249 mi	Nampula	$1190
2180 km or 1355 mi	Quelimane	$670
2365 km or 1470 mi	Beira	$1000
2368 km or 1472 mi	Mulanje	$500
2404 km or 1494 mi	Zomba	$498
2426 km or 1508 mi	Blantyre	$591
2441 km or 1517 mi	Mangochi	$516
2463 km or 1530 mi	Dar es Salaam	$722
2490 km or 1548 mi	Ntcheu	$515
2491 km or 1548 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
2504 km or 1556 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
2515 km or 1563 mi	Zanzibar	$736