Cost of living comparison
Saudi Arabia is 55.7% more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 10.4% more for restaurants
|
Bolivia
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.05
BOB21.07
|
$6.73
SAR25.26
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
BOB47.72
|
$7.54
SAR28.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
BOB6.49
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BOB5.08
|
$0.25
SAR0.92
|
|
pay 39.3% more for groceries
|
Bolivia
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
BOB8.74
|
$0.94
SAR3.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.34
BOB16.18
|
$3.87
SAR14.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
BOB25.02
|
$6.76
SAR25.40
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.94
BOB13.38
|
$2.58
SAR9.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
BOB10.68
|
$3.22
SAR12.10
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
BOB6.58
|
$0.94
SAR3.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
BOB3.08
|
$0.76
SAR2.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
BOB3.72
|
$0.75
SAR2.80
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
BOB4.35
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BOB4.29
|
$0.67
SAR2.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
BOB3.38
|
$0.63
SAR2.38
|
|
pay 45.3% more for transportation
|
Bolivia
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.00
BOB13.84
|
$2.30
SAR8.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.96
BOB179.33
|
$44.62
SAR167.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,221.21
BOB112,059.35
|
$25,543.44
SAR95,901.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.22
BOB91.36
|
$18.12
SAR68.04
|
|
pay 77.0% more for housing
|
Bolivia
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.11
BOB311.64
|
$74.43
SAR279.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.61
BOB2,346.06
|
$384.32
SAR1,442.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$201.58
BOB1,392.56
|
$279.56
SAR1,049.61
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
BOB202.06
|
$85.15
SAR319.69
|
|
pay 77.9% more for childcare
|
Bolivia
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$177.46
BOB1,225.96
|
$303.07
SAR1,137.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,275.34
BOB22,626.73
|
$6,063.63
SAR22,765.47
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bolivia
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.78
BOB12.27
|
$1.70
SAR6.39
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.57
BOB17.78
|
$3.57
SAR13.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
BOB17.97
|
$7.18
SAR26.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.68
BOB239.57
|
$98.57
SAR370.08
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.37
BOB44.01
|
$16.63
SAR62.43
|
|
pay 28.8% more for clothing
|
Bolivia
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.88
BOB289.32
|
$42.91
SAR161.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.40
BOB334.38
|
$58.28
SAR218.80
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.94
BOB427.91
|
$91.66
SAR344.12
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.65
BOB377.51
|
$78.88
SAR296.15
|
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