Cost of living comparison

Uruguay

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Bangladesh

Sylhet vs. Montevideo Cost of Living Summary

Sylhet is 77.2% cheaper than Montevideo.

Restaurants: pay 82.2% less in Sylhet
Groceries: pay 64.5% less in Sylhet
Transportation: pay 43.7% less in Sylhet
Housing: pay 86.3% less in Sylhet
Childcare: pay 93.6% less in Sylhet
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.4% less in Sylhet
Clothing: pay 76.6% less in Sylhet

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

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Sylhet vs. Montevideo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 82.2% less for restaurants

	Montevideo	Sylhet
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	$4.06 BDT500.52	-71.9%
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			-82.2%

Montevideo vs. Sylhet - Cost of restaurants

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pay 64.5% less for groceries

	Montevideo	Sylhet
Bread 1 loaf	$2.84 UYU114.26	$0.58 BDT71.07	-79.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.03 UYU282.51	$3.86 BDT475.50	-45.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.10 UYU204.72	$3.07 BDT378.94	-39.7%
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	$1.24 BDT152.68	-3.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.27 UYU50.84	$0.41 BDT50.70	-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			-64.5%

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pay 43.7% less for transportation

	Montevideo	Sylhet
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.25 UYU331.28	$4.05 BDT498.93	-50.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$74.80 UYU3,004.55	$24.35 BDT3,003.14	-67.4%
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	$2.52 BDT310.32	-52.3%
Average			-43.7%

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pay 86.3% less for housing

	Montevideo	Sylhet
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	$127.86 BDT15,766.48	-81.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$583.28 UYU23,428.44	$56.83 BDT7,007.32	-90.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$144.76 UYU5,814.60	$19.58 BDT2,414.29	-86.5%
Average			-86.3%

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pay 93.6% less for childcare

	Montevideo	Sylhet
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$626.83 UYU25,177.79	$28.41 BDT3,503.66	-95.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,986.11 UYU441K	$982.29 BDT121K	-91.1%
Average			-93.6%

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pay 61.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Montevideo	Sylhet
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.92 UYU197.80	$4.87 BDT600.63	-1.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.59 UYU184.17	$2.03 BDT250.26	-55.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.49 UYU220.33	$2.84 BDT350.37	-48.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.39 UYU2,184.49	$9.13 BDT1,126.18	-83.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.22 UYU490.74	$4.06 BDT500.52	-66.8%
Average			-61.4%

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pay 76.6% less for clothing

	Montevideo	Sylhet
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$102.85 UYU4,131.09	$15.97 BDT1,968.72	-84.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.61 UYU2,273.92	$16.24 BDT2,002.09	-71.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$124.46 UYU4,999.24	$36.53 BDT4,504.71	-70.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$130.21 UYU5,230.15	$30.04 BDT3,703.87	-76.9%
Average			-76.6%

Montevideo vs. Sylhet - Cost of clothing

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