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
BDT161.68
|
$2.90
MGA13,534
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
BDT528.14
|
$4.30
MGA20,050
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
BDT30.38
|
$0.92
MGA4,294
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT18.59
|
$0.65
MGA3,035
|
|
pay 43.7% more for groceries
|
Bangladesh
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
BDT62.50
|
$0.92
MGA4,288
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.80
BDT455.39
|
$5.17
MGA24,119
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
BDT312.17
|
$3.71
MGA17,307
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
BDT133.44
|
$1.80
MGA8,421
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.00
BDT119.94
|
$2.51
MGA11,709
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
BDT105.80
|
$0.64
MGA2,994
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
BDT42.05
|
$0.32
MGA1,483
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
BDT95.88
|
$0.55
MGA2,558
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BDT31.57
|
$0.34
MGA1,573
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
BDT16.44
|
$0.28
MGA1,319
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT29.96
|
$0.37
MGA1,717
|
|
pay 69.2% more for transportation
|
Bangladesh
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.68
BDT441.31
|
$4.28
MGA19,970
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.31
BDT1,474.96
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,789.60
BDT3,091,181.17
|
$11,817.99
MGA55,137,006
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.61
BDT432.49
|
$12.46
MGA58,144
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Bangladesh
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.51
BDT1,858.89
|
$58.38
MGA272,391
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$75.62
BDT9,064.12
|
$241.73
MGA1,127,802
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$47.62
BDT5,707.55
|
$65.00
MGA303,279
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.70
BDT2,480.82
|
$35.96
MGA167,786
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for childcare
|
Bangladesh
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.22
BDT3,622.68
|
$89.71
MGA418,540
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$962.19
BDT115,329.16
|
$11,292.35
MGA52,684,620
|
|
pay 28.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangladesh
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.80
BDT456.01
|
$0.91
MGA4,261
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
BDT164.68
|
$1.13
MGA5,280
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
BDT310.46
|
$2.46
MGA11,479
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.68
BDT1,400.45
|
$30.89
MGA144,108
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BDT440.28
|
$6.45
MGA30,075
|
|
pay 35.8% more for clothing
|
Bangladesh
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.35
BDT2,079.71
|
$14.15
MGA66,028
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.87
BDT2,022.61
|
$15.67
MGA73,098
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.90
BDT4,422.76
|
$71.98
MGA335,834
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.09
BDT3,965.69
|
$57.39
MGA267,749
|
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