Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 2.9 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Bangladesh
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.45
BDT169.45
|
$3.28
MGA14,502
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.52
BDT528.64
|
$4.52
MGA20,002
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.24
BDT28.00
|
$0.97
MGA4,306
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
BDT17.56
|
$0.66
MGA2,900
|
|
pay 55.2% more for groceries
Bangladesh
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
BDT57.03
|
$0.96
MGA4,241
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
BDT431.36
|
$5.06
MGA22,383
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.57
BDT300.35
|
$3.72
MGA16,451
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.10
BDT128.23
|
$2.04
MGA9,018
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.05
BDT122.80
|
$2.70
MGA11,924
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
BDT100.25
|
$0.74
MGA3,270
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
BDT40.93
|
$0.34
MGA1,494
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
BDT91.20
|
$0.58
MGA2,552
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT29.16
|
$0.38
MGA1,682
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
BDT15.32
|
$0.28
MGA1,229
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
BDT27.51
|
$0.39
MGA1,713
|
|
pay 67.6% more for transportation
Bangladesh
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.73
BDT435.96
|
$4.51
MGA19,923
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.37
BDT1,445.61
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,644.74
BDT3,231,475.11
|
$14,708.95
MGA65,020,354
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.44
BDT402.10
|
$11.31
MGA50,016
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Bangladesh
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.23
BDT1,779.79
|
$62.29
MGA275,359
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$75.55
BDT8,830.98
|
$299.81
MGA1,325,294
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$46.73
BDT5,461.99
|
$109.21
MGA482,780
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$24.24
BDT2,833.66
|
$32.30
MGA142,790
|
|
pay 8.5 times more for childcare
Bangladesh
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.97
BDT3,503.63
|
$135.77
MGA600,188
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$959.13
BDT112,116.04
|
$11,892.46
MGA52,570,164
|
|
pay 39.4% more for entertainment and sports
Bangladesh
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.26
BDT497.55
|
$0.91
MGA4,001
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
BDT171.74
|
$1.19
MGA5,261
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.55
BDT298.18
|
$2.59
MGA11,452
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$10.85
BDT1,268.69
|
$33.94
MGA150,027
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BDT439.80
|
$6.79
MGA30,003
|
|
pay 59.0% more for clothing
Bangladesh
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.56
BDT1,935.38
|
$18.59
MGA82,187
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.00
BDT1,986.74
|
$18.48
MGA81,686
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.41
BDT4,256.24
|
$79.19
MGA350,059
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.53
BDT3,802.31
|
$64.20
MGA283,805
|
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