Cost of living comparison
Australia is 3.3 times more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in Australia instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Bolivia
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.05
BOB21.07
|
$16.76
A$25.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
BOB47.72
|
$9.73
A$14.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
BOB6.49
|
$2.56
A$3.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BOB5.08
|
$2.16
A$3.33
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Bolivia
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
BOB8.74
|
$2.37
A$3.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.34
BOB16.18
|
$4.36
A$6.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
BOB25.02
|
$5.80
A$8.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.94
BOB13.38
|
$4.07
A$6.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
BOB10.68
|
$3.94
A$6.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
BOB6.58
|
$1.45
A$2.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
BOB3.08
|
$1.26
A$1.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
BOB3.72
|
$1.35
A$2.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
BOB4.35
|
$2.01
A$3.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BOB4.29
|
$1.12
A$1.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
BOB3.38
|
$0.96
A$1.48
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Bolivia
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.00
BOB13.84
|
$4.65
A$7.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.96
BOB179.33
|
$83.03
A$127.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,221.21
BOB112,059.35
|
$27,742.09
A$42,660.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.22
BOB91.36
|
$18.38
A$28.26
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Bolivia
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.11
BOB311.64
|
$55.59
A$85.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.61
BOB2,346.06
|
$1,182.30
A$1,818.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$201.58
BOB1,392.56
|
$957.92
A$1,473.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
BOB202.06
|
$138.16
A$212.46
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for childcare
Bolivia
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$177.46
BOB1,225.96
|
$1,485.91
A$2,284.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,275.34
BOB22,626.73
|
$14,667.78
A$22,555.42
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Bolivia
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.78
BOB12.27
|
$6.64
A$10.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.57
BOB17.78
|
$3.55
A$5.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
BOB17.97
|
$28.07
A$43.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.68
BOB239.57
|
$52.89
A$81.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.37
BOB44.01
|
$13.13
A$20.19
|
|
pay 60.4% more for clothing
Bolivia
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.88
BOB289.32
|
$71.78
A$110.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.40
BOB334.38
|
$50.24
A$77.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.94
BOB427.91
|
$100.30
A$154.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.65
BOB377.51
|
$111.73
A$171.81
|
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