Cost of living comparison

Bahrain

compared to

Uruguay

Uruguay vs. Bahrain Cost of Living Summary

Uruguay is 11.4% more expensive than Bahrain overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Uruguay
Groceries: pay 40.1% more in Uruguay
Transportation: pay 48.4% more in Uruguay
Housing: pay 22.1% less in Uruguay
Childcare: pay 6.9% less in Uruguay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.0% less in Uruguay
Clothing: pay 32.8% more in Uruguay

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

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Uruguay vs. Bahrain Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Uruguay instead of Bahrain, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Bahrain	Uruguay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.42 BHD2.430	$14.77 UYU595.28	+130.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.93 BHD3.000	$13.18 UYU531.47	+66.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 BHD0.430	$2.28 UYU92.10	+102.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 BHD0.200	$1.73 UYU69.57	+226.1%
Average			+110.0%

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pay 40.1% more for groceries

	Bahrain	Uruguay
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 BHD0.450	$2.54 UYU102.53	+115.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.29 BHD1.620	$6.45 UYU259.86	+50.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.16 BHD2.330	$4.76 UYU192.09	-22.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.19 BHD0.830	$4.37 UYU176.13	+99.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.75 BHD1.040	$4.88 UYU196.91	+77.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 BHD0.440	$1.11 UYU44.93	-4.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 BHD0.370	$1.06 UYU42.63	+7.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.01 BHD0.380	$0.67 UYU27.20	-33.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 BHD0.280	$1.51 UYU61.00	+105.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 BHD0.160	$0.81 UYU32.67	+90.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 BHD0.200	$0.91 UYU36.53	+71.2%
Average			+40.1%

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pay 48.4% more for transportation

	Bahrain	Uruguay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.10 BHD0.800	$7.82 UYU315.46	+272.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.90 BHD16.250	$50.87 UYU2,050.63	+18.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,877.63 BHD12,832.000	$29,807.93 UYU1M	-12.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.42 BHD10.380	$13.74 UYU553.81	-49.9%
Average			+48.4%

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pay 22.1% less for housing

	Bahrain	Uruguay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.07 BHD13.660	$39.12 UYU1,577.07	+8.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$937.18 BHD354.980	$658.65 UYU26,553.22	-29.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$670.90 BHD254.120	$494.58 UYU19,939.10	-26.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.35 BHD37.630	$105.91 UYU4,269.85	+6.6%
Average			-22.1%

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pay 6.9% less for childcare

	Bahrain	Uruguay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$442.48 BHD167.600	$530.72 UYU21,395.78	+19.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,792.89 BHD3,709.300	$7,084.27 UYU286K	-27.7%
Average			-6.9%

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pay 24.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Bahrain	Uruguay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.03 BHD2.660	$3.88 UYU156.23	-44.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.97 BHD1.880	$4.38 UYU176.69	-11.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.94 BHD1.870	$5.69 UYU229.52	+15.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$87.02 BHD32.960	$49.86 UYU2,010.23	-42.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.35 BHD4.300	$11.10 UYU447.32	-2.2%
Average			-24.0%

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pay 32.8% more for clothing

	Bahrain	Uruguay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.27 BHD23.210	$83.65 UYU3,372.20	+36.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.96 BHD18.170	$52.03 UYU2,097.62	+8.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.18 BHD33.400	$127.51 UYU5,140.53	+44.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.19 BHD32.650	$125.09 UYU5,042.88	+45.1%
Average			+32.8%

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