Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 23.9% cheaper than Macedonia.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 46.8% less for restaurants
Macedonia
|
Bangladesh
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.77
MKD272.58
|
$1.72
BDT188.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
MKD191.28
|
$4.57
BDT500.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
MKD67.68
|
$0.27
BDT29.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MKD48.04
|
$0.15
BDT16.11
|
|
pay 8.3% less for groceries
Macedonia
|
Bangladesh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
MKD35.60
|
$0.55
BDT60.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.02
MKD172.41
|
$3.59
BDT393.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.12
MKD235.24
|
$2.66
BDT290.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MKD102.65
|
$1.09
BDT119.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
MKD129.16
|
$0.99
BDT107.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.29
|
$0.78
BDT85.61
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.48
|
$0.34
BDT36.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD24.88
|
$0.75
BDT81.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
MKD34.55
|
$0.25
BDT27.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MKD16.61
|
$0.12
BDT13.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
MKD15.97
|
$0.23
BDT25.16
|
|
pay 3.8% less for transportation
Macedonia
|
Bangladesh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
MKD303.87
|
$3.62
BDT395.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.30
MKD1,159.64
|
$15.91
BDT1,741.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,822.28
MKD1,189,499.85
|
$36,425.27
BDT3,986,544.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.68
MKD324.32
|
$3.61
BDT395.32
|
|
pay 25.9% less for housing
Macedonia
|
Bangladesh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.70
MKD1,010.93
|
$30.12
BDT3,296.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$179.57
MKD10,258.16
|
$92.95
BDT10,172.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.47
MKD7,453.23
|
$61.78
BDT6,760.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.81
MKD5,416.31
|
$25.62
BDT2,803.46
|
|
pay 59.2% less for childcare
Macedonia
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.21
MKD5,724.38
|
$31.38
BDT3,434.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,124.52
MKD121,366.13
|
$1,066.75
BDT116,750.22
|
|
pay 24.4% more for entertainment and sports
Macedonia
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
MKD89.87
|
$3.65
BDT399.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.25
MKD71.31
|
$1.57
BDT172.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.70
MKD154.51
|
$2.76
BDT301.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.54
MKD1,116.20
|
$12.02
BDT1,315.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.21
MKD240.53
|
$4.23
BDT463.29
|
|
pay 47.9% less for clothing
Macedonia
|
Bangladesh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.34
MKD2,875.65
|
$20.07
BDT2,196.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
MKD1,918.04
|
$20.91
BDT2,288.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.78
MKD4,328.98
|
$39.14
BDT4,283.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.00
MKD3,884.75
|
$37.10
BDT4,060.82
|
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