Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 46.9% more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 65.7% more for restaurants
|
Bolivia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.05
BOB21.07
|
$7.00
LBP627,200
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
BOB47.72
|
$7.64
LBP684,454
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
BOB6.49
|
$1.59
LBP142,400
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BOB5.08
|
$1.13
LBP101,248
|
|
pay 1.3% more for groceries
|
Bolivia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
BOB8.74
|
$0.62
LBP55,810
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.34
BOB16.18
|
$4.15
LBP372,213
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
BOB25.02
|
$5.55
LBP497,671
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.94
BOB13.38
|
$2.17
LBP193,986
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
BOB10.68
|
$3.28
LBP293,773
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
BOB6.58
|
$0.57
LBP51,310
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
BOB3.08
|
$0.40
LBP36,065
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
BOB3.72
|
$0.31
LBP27,878
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
BOB4.35
|
$0.44
LBP39,863
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BOB4.29
|
$0.32
LBP28,382
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
BOB3.38
|
$0.39
LBP35,228
|
|
pay 80.3% more for transportation
|
Bolivia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.00
BOB13.84
|
$3.49
LBP312,763
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.96
BOB179.33
|
$75.00
LBP6,720,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,221.21
BOB112,059.35
|
$26,250.00
LBP2,352,000,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.22
BOB91.36
|
$12.75
LBP1,142,400
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Bolivia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.11
BOB311.64
|
$31.88
LBP2,856,000
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.61
BOB2,346.06
|
$494.12
LBP44,272,941
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$201.58
BOB1,392.56
|
$254.69
LBP22,820,000
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
BOB202.06
|
$161.18
LBP14,441,997
|
|
pay 5.6% more for childcare
|
Bolivia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$177.46
BOB1,225.96
|
$209.17
LBP18,741,333
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,275.34
BOB22,626.73
|
$3,055.56
LBP273,777,778
|
|
pay 7.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bolivia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.78
BOB12.27
|
$3.00
LBP268,800
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.57
BOB17.78
|
$1.90
LBP170,240
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
BOB17.97
|
$2.00
LBP179,200
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.68
BOB239.57
|
$39.42
LBP3,531,733
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.37
BOB44.01
|
$6.75
LBP604,800
|
|
pay 43.8% more for clothing
|
Bolivia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.88
BOB289.32
|
$56.56
LBP5,068,000
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.40
BOB334.38
|
$57.86
LBP5,184,000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.94
BOB427.91
|
$93.23
LBP8,353,333
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.65
BOB377.51
|
$92.86
LBP8,320,000
|
|
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