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Madagascar vs. Bangladesh Cost of Living Summary

Madagascar is 80.0% more expensive than Bangladesh overall.

Restaurants
pay 66.9% more in Madagascar
Groceries
pay 18.2% more in Madagascar
Transportation
pay 11.4% less in Madagascar
Housing
pay 3.3 times more in Madagascar
Childcare
pay 3.4 times more in Madagascar
Entertainment and Sports
pay 0.3% less in Madagascar
Clothing
pay 91.6% more in Madagascar

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

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Madagascar vs. Bangladesh Cost Breakdown

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

pay 66.9% more for restaurants

 
Bangladesh
Madagascar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.55
BDT190.58
$2.71
MGA12,088
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $4.63
BDT570.96
$5.65
MGA25,182
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.35
BDT42.99
$0.79
MGA3,526
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pay 18.2% more for groceries

 
Bangladesh
Madagascar
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.51
BDT62.98
$1.02
MGA4,569
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.93
BDT484.80
$4.23
MGA18,851
Milk (1 gallon) $2.72
BDT336.02
$3.70
MGA16,491
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pay 11.4% less for transportation

 
Bangladesh
Madagascar
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.14
BDT509.90
$4.39
MGA19,564
Monthly public transit pass $14.21
BDT1,751.83
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,706.58
BDT4M
$11,971.37
MGA53M
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pay 3.3 times more for housing

 
Bangladesh
Madagascar
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $13.30
BDT1,640.59
$57.15
MGA255K
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $88.96
BDT10,969.25
$325.82
MGA1M
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $49.37
BDT6,087.34
$150.37
MGA671K
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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

 
Bangladesh
Madagascar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $27.21
BDT3,355.61
$25.03
MGA112K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,182.33
BDT146K
$14,998.31
MGA67M
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pay 0.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Bangladesh
Madagascar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.62
BDT446.69
$1.02
MGA4,533
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.68
BDT207.14
$1.65
MGA7,368
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $2.76
BDT340.36
$1.58
MGA7,051
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pay 91.6% more for clothing

 
Bangladesh
Madagascar
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $16.79
BDT2,070.14
$29.03
MGA129K
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $17.93
BDT2,211.53
$27.67
MGA123K
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $35.26
BDT4,348.27
$77.50
MGA346K
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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