Cost of living comparison
Dhaka is 58.0% cheaper than Montevideo.
If you lived in Dhaka instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 78.3% less for restaurants
Montevideo
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.21
UYU542.98
|
$1.90
BDT208.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
UYU394.89
|
$4.76
BDT520.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
UYU72.39
|
$0.32
BDT34.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
UYU57.15
|
$0.16
BDT17.17
|
|
pay 39.8% less for groceries
Montevideo
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
UYU97.26
|
$0.71
BDT77.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.81
UYU222.24
|
$3.72
BDT407.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
UYU162.47
|
$3.20
BDT349.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
UYU138.67
|
$1.33
BDT145.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
UYU167.90
|
$1.35
BDT147.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
UYU32.71
|
$1.12
BDT122.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
UYU42.34
|
$0.46
BDT50.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
UYU21.40
|
$1.00
BDT109.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
UYU47.64
|
$0.38
BDT41.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
UYU27.50
|
$0.13
BDT14.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
UYU28.47
|
$0.21
BDT22.88
|
|
pay 50.1% less for transportation
Montevideo
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.51
UYU286.99
|
$4.31
BDT471.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.50
UYU1,777.02
|
$19.03
BDT2,082.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,329.05
UYU1,579,573.28
|
$33,294.05
BDT3,643,848.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.24
UYU735.49
|
$4.00
BDT437.26
|
|
pay 70.7% less for housing
Montevideo
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.79
UYU1,559.11
|
$20.17
BDT2,207.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.74
UYU22,921.77
|
$143.11
BDT15,662.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.10
UYU18,922.61
|
$87.30
BDT9,554.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.42
UYU4,258.33
|
$29.26
BDT3,201.92
|
|
pay 80.3% less for childcare
Montevideo
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.02
UYU13,492.19
|
$62.55
BDT6,845.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,177.69
UYU274,327.45
|
$1,551.21
BDT169,771.05
|
|
pay 23.3% less for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
UYU118.47
|
$5.71
BDT624.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
UYU149.29
|
$1.92
BDT209.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
UYU182.64
|
$3.04
BDT333.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
UYU1,943.05
|
$18.59
BDT2,034.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.56
UYU365.28
|
$4.76
BDT520.55
|
|
pay 63.4% less for clothing
Montevideo
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.50
UYU3,879.21
|
$21.40
BDT2,342.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.37
UYU1,772.08
|
$22.74
BDT2,488.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.79
UYU4,578.39
|
$48.51
BDT5,309.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.62
UYU4,304.34
|
$40.38
BDT4,419.70
|
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