Cost of living comparison
India is 39.6% cheaper than Bolivia.
If you lived in India instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 51.0% less for restaurants
Bolivia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.17
BOB21.93
|
$2.48
₹208.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
BOB48.25
|
$3.94
₹331.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
BOB7.04
|
$0.39
₹33.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
BOB5.26
|
$0.17
₹14.36
|
|
pay 37.6% less for groceries
Bolivia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
BOB9.02
|
$0.46
₹38.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
BOB18.43
|
$2.56
₹215.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
BOB24.09
|
$2.56
₹214.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
BOB13.40
|
$0.93
₹77.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
BOB11.55
|
$1.36
₹114.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
BOB6.15
|
$0.85
₹71.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
BOB3.08
|
$0.31
₹26.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
BOB3.73
|
$0.47
₹39.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
BOB4.44
|
$0.23
₹19.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BOB4.49
|
$0.16
₹13.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
BOB3.19
|
$0.17
₹14.50
|
|
pay 6.4% less for transportation
Bolivia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.02
BOB14.01
|
$4.69
₹394.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.17
BOB181.29
|
$10.04
₹844.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,174.39
BOB112,030.86
|
$13,372.81
₹1,124,467.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.68
BOB94.74
|
$2.97
₹249.80
|
|
pay 51.0% less for housing
Bolivia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.31
BOB334.58
|
$7.66
₹644.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$311.39
BOB2,156.83
|
$136.15
₹11,448.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$215.91
BOB1,495.48
|
$88.97
₹7,480.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.22
BOB209.32
|
$28.75
₹2,417.46
|
|
pay 60.1% less for childcare
Bolivia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$178.93
BOB1,239.37
|
$58.47
₹4,916.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,497.25
BOB24,223.46
|
$1,644.63
₹138,290.13
|
|
pay 25.1% less for entertainment and sports
Bolivia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.94
BOB13.41
|
$1.84
₹154.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
BOB17.29
|
$1.59
₹134.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.89
BOB19.99
|
$3.63
₹305.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.81
BOB282.66
|
$16.08
₹1,352.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
BOB46.37
|
$3.38
₹284.09
|
|
pay 46.3% less for clothing
Bolivia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.46
BOB314.90
|
$23.53
₹1,978.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.97
BOB359.97
|
$24.73
₹2,079.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.38
BOB452.86
|
$41.02
₹3,449.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$58.33
BOB404.04
|
$30.71
₹2,582.51
|
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