Cost of living comparison
Samoa is 2.6 times more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in Samoa instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 6.3 times more for restaurants
|
Bolivia
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.05
BOB21.14
|
$59.13
WST165.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
BOB47.88
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
BOB6.51
|
$2.14
WST6.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BOB5.10
|
$1.52
WST4.26
|
|
pay 20.4% more for groceries
|
Bolivia
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
BOB8.77
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.34
BOB16.23
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
BOB25.10
|
$6.70
WST18.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.94
BOB13.43
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
BOB10.71
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
BOB6.60
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
BOB3.09
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
BOB3.73
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
BOB4.36
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BOB4.30
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
BOB3.39
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Bolivia
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.00
BOB13.88
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.96
BOB179.92
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,221.21
BOB112,427.85
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.22
BOB91.66
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Bolivia
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.11
BOB312.67
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.61
BOB2,353.78
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$201.58
BOB1,397.13
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
BOB202.72
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bolivia
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$177.46
BOB1,229.99
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,275.34
BOB22,701.14
|
?? |
pay 82.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bolivia
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.78
BOB12.31
|
$5.36
WST15.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.57
BOB17.84
|
$1.61
WST4.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
BOB18.03
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.68
BOB240.36
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.37
BOB44.15
|
?? | |
pay 15.3% more for clothing
|
Bolivia
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.88
BOB290.27
|
$45.56
WST127.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.40
BOB335.48
|
$36.45
WST102.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.94
BOB429.32
|
$68.34
WST191.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.65
BOB378.75
|
$91.11
WST255.12
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