Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 4.6 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 7.7 times more for restaurants
Bangladesh
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.72
BDT188.79
|
$14.85
UYU567.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.57
BDT500.07
|
$10.53
UYU402.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
BDT29.39
|
$2.29
UYU87.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
BDT16.11
|
$1.66
UYU63.56
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
Bangladesh
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
BDT60.65
|
$2.03
UYU77.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.59
BDT393.10
|
$5.05
UYU193.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
BDT290.69
|
$4.04
UYU154.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.09
BDT119.68
|
$3.14
UYU119.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.99
BDT107.91
|
$4.93
UYU188.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
BDT85.61
|
$1.08
UYU41.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
BDT36.93
|
$1.39
UYU53.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
BDT81.86
|
$0.73
UYU28.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT27.72
|
$1.20
UYU45.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
BDT13.18
|
$0.80
UYU30.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
BDT25.16
|
$0.81
UYU30.96
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Bangladesh
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.62
BDT395.82
|
$7.10
UYU271.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.91
BDT1,741.48
|
$48.05
UYU1,836.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,425.27
BDT3,986,544.20
|
$36,679.53
UYU1,401,871.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.61
BDT395.32
|
$16.61
UYU634.74
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Bangladesh
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.12
BDT3,296.06
|
$37.95
UYU1,450.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$92.95
BDT10,172.82
|
$510.80
UYU19,522.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$61.78
BDT6,760.98
|
$384.82
UYU14,707.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.62
BDT2,803.46
|
$93.98
UYU3,592.00
|
|
pay 9.3 times more for childcare
Bangladesh
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.38
BDT3,434.51
|
$389.18
UYU14,874.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,066.75
BDT116,750.22
|
$6,681.58
UYU255,366.40
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Bangladesh
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.65
BDT399.34
|
$3.62
UYU138.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
BDT172.33
|
$3.84
UYU146.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.76
BDT301.57
|
$4.82
UYU184.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.02
BDT1,315.86
|
$49.95
UYU1,909.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.23
BDT463.29
|
$9.51
UYU363.30
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
Bangladesh
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.07
BDT2,196.58
|
$92.12
UYU3,520.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.91
BDT2,288.54
|
$41.63
UYU1,591.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$39.14
BDT4,283.55
|
$107.70
UYU4,116.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.10
BDT4,060.82
|
$109.72
UYU4,193.27
|
|
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