Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 50.5% cheaper than Austria overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 63.6% less in Bolivia
- Groceries
-
pay 49.9% less in Bolivia
- Transportation
-
pay 47.3% less in Bolivia
- Housing
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pay 48.7% less in Bolivia
- Childcare
-
pay 68.1% less in Bolivia
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 45.0% less in Bolivia
- Clothing
-
pay 31.0% less in Bolivia
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, groceries, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Bolivia.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Austria, you would:
pay 63.6% less for restaurants
|
Austria
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.38
€14.15
|
$3.05
BOB21.03
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.63
€9.77
|
$6.91
BOB47.62
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.86
|
$0.94
BOB6.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.21
|
$0.74
BOB5.07
|
|
pay 49.9% less for groceries
|
Austria
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
€2.31
|
$1.27
BOB8.72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.15
€7.50
|
$2.34
BOB16.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
€5.16
|
$3.62
BOB24.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.05
€3.72
|
$1.94
BOB13.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.06
€5.58
|
$1.55
BOB10.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.06
|
$0.95
BOB6.56
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.89
|
$0.45
BOB3.07
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.25
|
$0.54
BOB3.71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
€1.73
|
$0.63
BOB4.34
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.62
BOB4.28
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.49
BOB3.37
|
|
pay 47.3% less for transportation
|
Austria
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.30
€5.79
|
$2.00
BOB13.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
€44.95
|
$25.96
BOB178.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,790.93
€24,636.48
|
$16,221.21
BOB111,814.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.20
€18.58
|
$13.22
BOB91.16
|
|
pay 48.7% less for housing
|
Austria
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
€33.15
|
$45.11
BOB310.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$834.31
€767.22
|
$339.61
BOB2,340.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$704.76
€648.09
|
$201.58
BOB1,389.52
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$275.88
€253.70
|
$29.25
BOB201.62
|
|
pay 68.1% less for childcare
|
Austria
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$436.40
€401.31
|
$177.46
BOB1,223.28
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,173.71
€13,033.90
|
$3,275.34
BOB22,577.36
|
|
pay 45.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.65
€4.27
|
$1.78
BOB12.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
€3.33
|
$2.57
BOB17.74
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
€6.03
|
$2.60
BOB17.93
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.89
€42.20
|
$34.68
BOB239.05
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.58
€11.57
|
$6.37
BOB43.91
|
|
pay 31.0% less for clothing
|
Austria
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
€78.27
|
$41.88
BOB288.69
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.90
€40.37
|
$48.40
BOB333.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
€81.07
|
$61.94
BOB426.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.74
€109.19
|
$54.65
BOB376.68
|
|
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