Cost of living comparison
compared to
Uruguay vs. Bangladesh Cost of Living Summary
Uruguay is 4.3 times more expensive than Bangladesh overall.
Uruguay vs. Bangladesh Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 6.1 times more for restaurants
|
Bangladesh
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.55
BDT190.58
|
$14.77
UYU593.10
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.63
BDT570.96
|
$13.18
UYU529.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
BDT42.99
|
$2.28
UYU91.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
BDT18.27
|
$1.73
UYU69.32
|
|
Bangladesh vs. Uruguay - Cost of restaurants
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
Bangladesh
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.51
BDT62.98
|
$2.54
UYU102.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
BDT484.80
|
$6.45
UYU258.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.72
BDT336.02
|
$4.76
UYU191.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.14
BDT140.46
|
$4.37
UYU175.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.12
BDT137.93
|
$4.88
UYU196.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
BDT135.26
|
$1.11
UYU44.77
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
BDT47.59
|
$1.06
UYU42.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
BDT119.49
|
$0.67
UYU27.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
BDT35.00
|
$1.51
UYU60.78
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
BDT16.81
|
$0.81
UYU32.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT31.08
|
$0.91
UYU36.39
|
|
Bangladesh vs. Uruguay - Cost of groceries
pay 95.0% more for transportation
|
Bangladesh
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
BDT509.90
|
$7.82
UYU314.30
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.21
BDT1,751.83
|
$50.87
UYU2,043.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,706.58
BDT4M
|
$29,807.93
UYU1M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.94
BDT485.51
|
$13.74
UYU551.78
|
|
Bangladesh vs. Uruguay - Cost of transportation
pay 7.5 times more for housing
|
Bangladesh
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.30
BDT1,640.59
|
$39.12
UYU1,571.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$88.96
BDT10,969.25
|
$658.65
UYU26,455.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$49.37
BDT6,087.34
|
$494.58
UYU19,865.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.18
BDT2,612.28
|
$105.91
UYU4,254.17
|
|
Bangladesh vs. Uruguay - Cost of housing
pay 10.8 times more for childcare
|
Bangladesh
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$27.21
BDT3,355.61
|
$530.72
UYU21,317.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,182.33
BDT146K
|
$7,084.27
UYU285K
|
|
Bangladesh vs. Uruguay - Cost of childcare
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangladesh
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
BDT446.69
|
$3.88
UYU155.65
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
BDT207.14
|
$4.38
UYU176.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.76
BDT340.36
|
$5.69
UYU228.68
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.12
BDT1,617.77
|
$49.86
UYU2,002.85
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.68
BDT453.81
|
$11.10
UYU445.68
|
|
Bangladesh vs. Uruguay - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 3.8 times more for clothing
|
Bangladesh
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.79
BDT2,070.14
|
$83.65
UYU3,359.82
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.93
BDT2,211.53
|
$52.03
UYU2,089.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.26
BDT4,348.27
|
$127.51
UYU5,121.65
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.28
BDT3,734.16
|
$125.09
UYU5,024.36
|
|
Bangladesh vs. Uruguay - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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