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Bangladesh vs. Macedonia Cost of Living Summary

Bangladesh is 44.2% cheaper than Macedonia overall.

Restaurants: pay 62.1% less in Bangladesh
Groceries: pay 24.0% less in Bangladesh
Transportation: pay 35.1% less in Bangladesh
Housing: pay 57.1% less in Bangladesh
Childcare: pay 65.2% less in Bangladesh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.5% less in Bangladesh
Clothing: pay 60.2% less in Bangladesh

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, clothing, housing, transportation, and groceries are lower in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh vs. Macedonia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 62.1% less for restaurants

	Macedonia	Bangladesh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.93 MKD314.42	$1.62 BDT197.54	-72.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.13 MKD272.13	$4.77 BDT581.52	-7.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.65 MKD87.58	$0.31 BDT37.92	-81.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 MKD64.23	$0.15 BDT18.35	-87.6%
Average			-62.1%

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pay 24.0% less for groceries

	Macedonia	Bangladesh
Bread 1 loaf	$0.70 MKD37.37	$0.53 BDT65.03	-24.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.16 MKD220.78	$3.89 BDT474.39	-6.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.90 MKD259.75	$2.66 BDT324.21	-45.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.07 MKD109.74	$1.15 BDT140.34	-44.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.97 MKD157.41	$1.06 BDT128.66	-64.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.46 MKD24.23	$0.93 BDT113.80	+104.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 MKD34.40	$0.36 BDT44.46	-43.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 MKD30.80	$0.85 BDT103.45	+46.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 MKD41.30	$0.25 BDT30.60	-67.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 MKD22.15	$0.14 BDT16.63	-67.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 MKD24.83	$0.23 BDT28.15	-50.6%
Average			-24.0%

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pay 35.1% less for transportation

	Macedonia	Bangladesh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.62 MKD298.17	$3.82 BDT465.45	-32.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.53 MKD1,513.35	$11.13 BDT1,355.81	-61.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,601.38 MKD1,729,361.57	$30,071.90 BDT3,664,320.77	-7.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.62 MKD298.10	$3.38 BDT411.91	-39.8%
Average			-35.1%

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pay 57.1% less for housing

	Macedonia	Bangladesh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.96 MKD846.69	$15.10 BDT1,839.44	-5.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$275.82 MKD14,630.81	$91.14 BDT11,106.18	-67.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.61 MKD10,959.50	$50.57 BDT6,161.67	-75.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$105.17 MKD5,578.57	$20.30 BDT2,473.70	-80.7%
Average			-57.1%

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pay 65.2% less for childcare

	Macedonia	Bangladesh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$236.18 MKD12,528.29	$27.27 BDT3,322.35	-88.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,837.42 MKD97,467.05	$1,068.12 BDT130,152.14	-41.9%
Average			-65.2%

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pay 5.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Macedonia	Bangladesh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.14 MKD113.35	$4.17 BDT508.66	+95.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 MKD92.40	$1.43 BDT174.47	-17.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.09 MKD164.10	$2.73 BDT332.11	-11.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.20 MKD1,761.18	$12.99 BDT1,582.54	-60.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.21 MKD276.60	$3.54 BDT430.99	-32.2%
Average			-5.5%

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pay 60.2% less for clothing

	Macedonia	Bangladesh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.62 MKD3,162.33	$17.84 BDT2,173.36	-70.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.53 MKD1,937.58	$19.04 BDT2,319.83	-47.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.57 MKD4,274.00	$36.21 BDT4,412.19	-55.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$99.36 MKD5,270.54	$32.01 BDT3,900.26	-67.8%
Average			-60.2%

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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: December 2025

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