Cost of living comparison
Canada is 2.6 times more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in Canada instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Bolivia
|
Canada
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.05
BOB21.00
|
$16.37
CA$23.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
BOB47.55
|
$10.01
CA$14.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
BOB6.47
|
$2.00
CA$2.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BOB5.06
|
$1.62
CA$2.32
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Bolivia
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
BOB8.71
|
$2.48
CA$3.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.34
BOB16.12
|
$5.30
CA$7.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
BOB24.93
|
$8.04
CA$11.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.94
BOB13.33
|
$3.39
CA$4.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
BOB10.64
|
$5.12
CA$7.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
BOB6.55
|
$1.79
CA$2.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
BOB3.07
|
$0.64
CA$0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
BOB3.70
|
$1.60
CA$2.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
BOB4.33
|
$1.74
CA$2.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BOB4.27
|
$1.16
CA$1.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
BOB3.36
|
$1.14
CA$1.64
|
|
pay 86.4% more for transportation
Bolivia
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.00
BOB13.79
|
$4.35
CA$6.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.96
BOB178.66
|
$65.88
CA$94.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,221.21
BOB111,644.69
|
$24,555.94
CA$35,299.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.22
BOB91.02
|
$16.33
CA$23.47
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Bolivia
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.11
BOB310.49
|
$60.95
CA$87.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.61
BOB2,337.38
|
$1,220.42
CA$1,754.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$201.58
BOB1,387.40
|
$1,114.36
CA$1,601.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
BOB201.31
|
$115.39
CA$165.87
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
Bolivia
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$177.46
BOB1,221.42
|
$729.99
CA$1,049.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,275.34
BOB22,543.01
|
$12,017.58
CA$17,275.63
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Bolivia
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.78
BOB12.23
|
$5.20
CA$7.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.57
BOB17.71
|
$3.58
CA$5.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
BOB17.91
|
$12.91
CA$18.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.68
BOB238.69
|
$42.97
CA$61.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.37
BOB43.84
|
$10.95
CA$15.74
|
|
pay 33.3% more for clothing
Bolivia
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.88
BOB288.25
|
$53.89
CA$77.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.40
BOB333.14
|
$39.01
CA$56.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.94
BOB426.32
|
$84.94
CA$122.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.65
BOB376.11
|
$102.12
CA$146.79
|
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