Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 2.6 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Bangladesh
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.35
BDT160.55
|
$2.90
MGA13,632
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
BDT524.43
|
$4.30
MGA20,195
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
BDT30.16
|
$0.92
MGA4,325
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT18.46
|
$0.65
MGA3,057
|
|
pay 43.7% more for groceries
|
Bangladesh
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
BDT62.06
|
$0.92
MGA4,319
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.80
BDT452.19
|
$5.17
MGA24,294
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
BDT309.98
|
$3.71
MGA17,433
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
BDT132.50
|
$1.80
MGA8,482
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.00
BDT119.10
|
$2.51
MGA11,794
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
BDT105.06
|
$0.64
MGA3,015
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
BDT41.76
|
$0.32
MGA1,493
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
BDT95.21
|
$0.55
MGA2,576
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BDT31.35
|
$0.34
MGA1,584
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
BDT16.33
|
$0.28
MGA1,328
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT29.75
|
$0.37
MGA1,729
|
|
pay 69.2% more for transportation
|
Bangladesh
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.68
BDT438.21
|
$4.28
MGA20,115
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.31
BDT1,464.61
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,789.60
BDT3,069,490.01
|
$11,817.99
MGA55,536,170
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.61
BDT429.45
|
$12.46
MGA58,565
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Bangladesh
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.51
BDT1,845.85
|
$58.38
MGA274,363
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$75.62
BDT9,000.52
|
$241.73
MGA1,135,967
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$47.62
BDT5,667.50
|
$65.00
MGA305,475
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.70
BDT2,463.41
|
$35.96
MGA169,000
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for childcare
|
Bangladesh
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.22
BDT3,597.26
|
$89.71
MGA421,570
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$962.19
BDT114,519.88
|
$11,292.35
MGA53,066,030
|
|
pay 28.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangladesh
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.80
BDT452.81
|
$0.91
MGA4,291
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
BDT163.52
|
$1.13
MGA5,318
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
BDT308.28
|
$2.46
MGA11,562
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.68
BDT1,390.62
|
$30.89
MGA145,151
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BDT437.19
|
$6.45
MGA30,292
|
|
pay 35.8% more for clothing
|
Bangladesh
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.35
BDT2,065.12
|
$14.15
MGA66,506
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.87
BDT2,008.42
|
$15.67
MGA73,628
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.90
BDT4,391.73
|
$71.98
MGA338,266
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.09
BDT3,937.86
|
$57.39
MGA269,687
|
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