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Antananarivo vs. Dhaka Cost of Living Summary

Antananarivo is 82.3% more expensive than Dhaka.

Restaurants: pay 93.8% more in Antananarivo
Groceries: pay 35.5% more in Antananarivo
Transportation: pay 81.7% more in Antananarivo
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Antananarivo
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Antananarivo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.0% less in Antananarivo
Clothing: pay 66.7% more in Antananarivo

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

Antananarivo vs. Dhaka Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Dhaka, you would:

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pay 93.8% more for restaurants

	Dhaka	Antananarivo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.46 BDT300.06	$3.39 MGA15,176	+37.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.34 BDT650.12	$4.97 MGA22,258	-6.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 BDT45.51	$0.93 MGA4,159	+148.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.17 BDT21.25	$0.52 MGA2,308	+195.5%
Average			+93.8%

Dhaka vs. Antananarivo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 35.5% more for groceries

	Dhaka	Antananarivo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 BDT75.57	$1.08 MGA4,836	+74.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.06 BDT494.80	$5.37 MGA24,064	+32.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.04 BDT370.64	$4.15 MGA18,570	+36.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.17 BDT143.13	$2.06 MGA9,207	+75.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.47 BDT178.97	$2.21 MGA9,918	+50.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 BDT155.19	$0.62 MGA2,776	-51.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 BDT58.67	$0.28 MGA1,264	-41.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 BDT150.02	$0.52 MGA2,333	-57.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 BDT40.38	$0.46 MGA2,065	+39.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.15 BDT17.97	$0.34 MGA1,542	+133.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.24 BDT29.56	$0.48 MGA2,166	+99.4%
Average			+35.5%

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pay 81.7% more for transportation

	Dhaka	Antananarivo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.90 BDT475.32	$4.72 MGA21,120	+20.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.62 BDT3,000.56	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,728.74 BDT3,500,653.84	$12,651.72 MGA56,656,041	-56.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.51 BDT550.10	$17.17 MGA76,890	+280.3%
Average			+81.7%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Dhaka	Antananarivo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.60 BDT1,656.98	$53.13 MGA237,922	+290.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$121.42 BDT14,795.87	$380.30 MGA1,703,054	+213.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$63.61 BDT7,751.45	$87.27 MGA390,799	+37.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$28.46 BDT3,467.60	$44.95 MGA201,275	+57.9%
Average			+149.8%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Dhaka	Antananarivo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$55.01 BDT6,703.63	$46.54 MGA208,413	-15.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,026.13 BDT246,888.22	$8,634.52 MGA38,666,483	+326.2%
Average			+155.4%

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pay 7.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Dhaka	Antananarivo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.10 BDT500.09	$0.85 MGA3,794	-79.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.51 BDT305.41	$1.46 MGA6,546	-41.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.28 BDT400.07	$1.69 MGA7,588	-48.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.42 BDT2,488.46	$37.44 MGA167,656	+83.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.10 BDT500.09	$6.21 MGA27,822	+51.4%
Average			-7.0%

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pay 66.7% more for clothing

	Dhaka	Antananarivo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.02 BDT2,196.06	$29.98 MGA134,232	+66.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.13 BDT2,940.55	$27.68 MGA123,935	+14.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$49.80 BDT6,067.80	$85.56 MGA383,163	+71.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$34.29 BDT4,178.05	$73.36 MGA328,504	+113.9%
Average			+66.7%

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