Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 31.1% more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 56.5% more for restaurants
|
Bolivia
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.05
BOB21.00
|
$8.83
MX$177.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
BOB47.55
|
$7.25
MX$145.64
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
BOB6.47
|
$1.11
MX$22.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BOB5.06
|
$0.84
MX$16.78
|
|
pay 41.9% more for groceries
|
Bolivia
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
BOB8.71
|
$2.35
MX$47.26
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.34
BOB16.12
|
$3.62
MX$72.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
BOB24.93
|
$5.17
MX$103.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.94
BOB13.33
|
$2.18
MX$43.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
BOB10.64
|
$3.12
MX$62.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
BOB6.55
|
$1.08
MX$21.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
BOB3.07
|
$0.57
MX$11.39
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
BOB3.70
|
$0.71
MX$14.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
BOB4.33
|
$0.70
MX$14.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BOB4.27
|
$0.81
MX$16.20
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
BOB3.36
|
$0.73
MX$14.75
|
|
pay 41.5% more for transportation
|
Bolivia
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.00
BOB13.79
|
$4.48
MX$89.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.96
BOB178.66
|
$26.30
MX$528.17
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,221.21
BOB111,644.69
|
$19,957.31
MX$400,768.65
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.22
BOB91.02
|
$15.63
MX$313.81
|
|
pay 33.7% more for housing
|
Bolivia
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.11
BOB310.49
|
$26.71
MX$536.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.61
BOB2,337.38
|
$486.26
MX$9,764.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$201.58
BOB1,387.40
|
$362.30
MX$7,275.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
BOB201.31
|
$44.69
MX$897.39
|
|
pay 21.4% more for childcare
|
Bolivia
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$177.46
BOB1,221.42
|
$205.12
MX$4,119.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,275.34
BOB22,543.01
|
$4,165.20
MX$83,642.62
|
|
pay 8.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bolivia
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.78
BOB12.23
|
$2.16
MX$43.31
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.57
BOB17.71
|
$2.84
MX$57.02
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
BOB17.91
|
$3.78
MX$75.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.68
BOB238.69
|
$33.67
MX$676.07
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.37
BOB43.84
|
$4.39
MX$88.17
|
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pay 14.3% more for clothing
|
Bolivia
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.88
BOB288.25
|
$45.84
MX$920.55
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.40
BOB333.14
|
$36.33
MX$729.53
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.94
BOB426.32
|
$82.04
MX$1,647.47
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.65
BOB376.11
|
$76.65
MX$1,539.16
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