Cost of living comparison

Bangladesh

compared to

Madagascar

Madagascar vs. Bangladesh Cost of Living Summary

Madagascar is 2.6 times more expensive than Bangladesh overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Madagascar
Groceries: pay 43.7% more in Madagascar
Transportation: pay 69.2% more in Madagascar
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Madagascar
Childcare: pay 7.4 times more in Madagascar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.3% more in Madagascar
Clothing: pay 35.8% more in Madagascar

The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, transportation, groceries, and clothing in Madagascar are more expensive than in Bangladesh. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Madagascar.

Madagascar vs. Bangladesh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Madagascar instead of Bangladesh, you would:

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Bangladesh	Madagascar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.35 BDT163.79	$2.90 MGA13,207	+115.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.41 BDT535.04	$4.30 MGA19,566	-2.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 BDT30.77	$0.92 MGA4,190	+263.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 BDT18.83	$0.65 MGA2,962	+319.5%
Average			+173.8%

Bangladesh vs. Madagascar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 43.7% more for groceries

	Bangladesh	Madagascar
Bread 1 loaf	$0.52 BDT63.31	$0.92 MGA4,184	+76.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.80 BDT461.34	$5.17 MGA23,537	+36.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.60 BDT316.25	$3.71 MGA16,890	+42.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.11 BDT135.18	$1.80 MGA8,218	+62.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.00 BDT121.51	$2.51 MGA11,426	+150.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 BDT107.19	$0.64 MGA2,921	-27.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 BDT42.60	$0.32 MGA1,447	-9.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 BDT97.14	$0.55 MGA2,496	-31.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 BDT31.98	$0.34 MGA1,535	+28.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.14 BDT16.66	$0.28 MGA1,287	+106.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 BDT30.35	$0.37 MGA1,675	+47.2%
Average			+43.7%

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pay 69.2% more for transportation

	Bangladesh	Madagascar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.68 BDT447.08	$4.28 MGA19,488	+16.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.31 BDT1,494.24	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,789.60 BDT3,131,580.65	$11,817.99 MGA53,806,170	-54.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.61 BDT438.14	$12.46 MGA56,741	+245.4%
Average			+69.2%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Bangladesh	Madagascar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.51 BDT1,883.18	$58.38 MGA265,816	+276.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$75.62 BDT9,182.58	$241.73 MGA1,100,581	+219.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$47.62 BDT5,782.14	$65.00 MGA295,959	+36.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$20.70 BDT2,513.24	$35.96 MGA163,736	+73.8%
Average			+151.6%

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pay 7.4 times more for childcare

	Bangladesh	Madagascar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$30.22 BDT3,670.02	$89.71 MGA408,438	+196.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$962.19 BDT116,836.43	$11,292.35 MGA51,412,977	+1073.6%
Average			+635.2%

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pay 28.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangladesh	Madagascar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.80 BDT461.97	$0.91 MGA4,158	-76.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.37 BDT166.83	$1.13 MGA5,152	-17.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.59 BDT314.52	$2.46 MGA11,201	-5.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$11.68 BDT1,418.75	$30.89 MGA140,630	+164.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.67 BDT446.04	$6.45 MGA29,349	+75.5%
Average			+28.3%

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pay 35.8% more for clothing

	Bangladesh	Madagascar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.35 BDT2,106.89	$14.15 MGA64,435	-18.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.87 BDT2,049.04	$15.67 MGA71,334	-7.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$36.90 BDT4,480.57	$71.98 MGA327,728	+95.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$33.09 BDT4,017.52	$57.39 MGA261,286	+73.5%
Average			+35.8%

Bangladesh vs. Madagascar - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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