Cost of living comparison

Uruguay

compared to

Bangladesh

Dhaka vs. Montevideo Cost of Living Summary

Dhaka is 72.3% cheaper than Montevideo.

Restaurants: pay 81.1% less in Dhaka
Groceries: pay 63.8% less in Dhaka
Transportation: pay 40.5% less in Dhaka
Housing: pay 82.2% less in Dhaka
Childcare: pay 81.4% less in Dhaka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.2% less in Dhaka
Clothing: pay 71.0% less in Dhaka

Expenses including housing, childcare, restaurants, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Dhaka.

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Dhaka vs. Montevideo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dhaka instead of Montevideo, you would:

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pay 81.1% less for restaurants

	Montevideo	Dhaka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00 UYU602.50	$2.44 BDT300.31	-83.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.46 UYU580.88	$4.87 BDT600.63	-66.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.70 UYU108.41	$0.32 BDT39.75	-88.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.05 UYU82.36	$0.16 BDT20.28	-92.0%
Average			-81.1%

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pay 63.8% less for groceries

	Montevideo	Dhaka
Bread 1 loaf	$2.84 UYU114.26	$0.62 BDT76.25	-78.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.03 UYU282.51	$4.37 BDT539.40	-37.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.10 UYU204.72	$3.12 BDT385.00	-38.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.57 UYU183.48	$1.20 BDT147.59	-73.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.46 UYU219.30	$1.49 BDT183.24	-72.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.28 UYU51.49	$1.26 BDT154.75	-2.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.27 UYU50.84	$0.41 BDT50.75	-67.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 UYU32.04	$1.07 BDT132.00	+34.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 UYU57.78	$0.28 BDT34.79	-80.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 UYU37.09	$0.12 BDT14.19	-87.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 UYU38.58	$0.22 BDT26.99	-77.2%
Average			-63.8%

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pay 40.5% less for transportation

	Montevideo	Dhaka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.25 UYU331.28	$4.23 BDT521.81	-48.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$74.80 UYU3,004.55	$22.73 BDT2,802.93	-69.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,990.00 UYU1M	$29,699.61 BDT4M	+10.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.27 UYU211.72	$4.46 BDT550.58	-15.3%
Average			-40.5%

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pay 82.2% less for housing

	Montevideo	Dhaka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.58 UYU1,790.50	$10.78 BDT1,329.51	-75.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$706.61 UYU28,382.30	$152.72 BDT18,832.18	-78.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$583.28 UYU23,428.44	$73.69 BDT9,086.42	-87.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$144.76 UYU5,814.60	$34.91 BDT4,304.37	-75.9%
Average			-82.2%

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pay 81.4% less for childcare

	Montevideo	Dhaka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$626.83 UYU25,177.79	$90.60 BDT11,172.39	-85.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,986.11 UYU441K	$2,631.62 BDT325K	-76.0%
Average			-81.4%

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pay 53.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Montevideo	Dhaka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.92 UYU197.80	$4.87 BDT600.63	-1.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.59 UYU184.17	$2.38 BDT293.12	-48.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.49 UYU220.33	$3.25 BDT400.42	-40.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.39 UYU2,184.49	$16.52 BDT2,036.74	-69.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.22 UYU490.74	$4.06 BDT500.52	-66.8%
Average			-53.2%

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pay 71.0% less for clothing

	Montevideo	Dhaka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$102.85 UYU4,131.09	$16.79 BDT2,070.29	-83.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.61 UYU2,273.92	$21.19 BDT2,613.32	-62.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$124.46 UYU4,999.24	$50.86 BDT6,271.26	-59.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$130.21 UYU5,230.15	$37.02 BDT4,565.49	-71.6%
Average			-71.0%

Montevideo vs. Dhaka - Cost of clothing

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