Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 15.7% more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 12.9% more for restaurants
|
Bolivia
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.17
BOB21.93
|
$6.24
TRY214.10
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
BOB48.25
|
$6.07
TRY208.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
BOB7.04
|
$1.14
TRY38.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
BOB5.26
|
$0.42
TRY14.52
|
|
pay 18.6% less for groceries
|
Bolivia
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
BOB9.02
|
$0.69
TRY23.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
BOB18.43
|
$3.56
TRY122.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
BOB24.09
|
$2.89
TRY99.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
BOB13.40
|
$1.43
TRY49.05
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
BOB11.55
|
$2.52
TRY86.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
BOB6.15
|
$0.43
TRY14.78
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
BOB3.08
|
$0.59
TRY20.13
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
BOB3.73
|
$0.47
TRY16.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
BOB4.44
|
$0.35
TRY12.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BOB4.49
|
$0.26
TRY9.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
BOB3.19
|
$0.17
TRY5.84
|
|
pay 49.5% more for transportation
|
Bolivia
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.02
BOB14.01
|
$4.52
TRY155.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.17
BOB181.29
|
$18.83
TRY646.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,174.39
BOB112,030.86
|
$41,229.16
TRY1,415,252.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.68
BOB94.74
|
$6.53
TRY224.20
|
|
pay 15.1% more for housing
|
Bolivia
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.31
BOB334.58
|
$10.43
TRY358.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$311.39
BOB2,156.83
|
$399.75
TRY13,721.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$215.91
BOB1,495.48
|
$359.90
TRY12,354.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.22
BOB209.32
|
$43.40
TRY1,489.64
|
|
pay 61.8% more for childcare
|
Bolivia
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$178.93
BOB1,239.37
|
$278.07
TRY9,545.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,497.25
BOB24,223.46
|
$5,884.06
TRY201,979.31
|
|
pay 15.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bolivia
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.94
BOB13.41
|
$2.38
TRY81.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
BOB17.29
|
$2.28
TRY78.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.89
BOB19.99
|
$1.80
TRY61.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.81
BOB282.66
|
$32.86
TRY1,127.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
BOB46.37
|
$4.42
TRY151.69
|
|
pay 4.9% more for clothing
|
Bolivia
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.46
BOB314.90
|
$45.31
TRY1,555.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.97
BOB359.97
|
$37.21
TRY1,277.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.38
BOB452.86
|
$80.01
TRY2,746.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$58.33
BOB404.04
|
$73.48
TRY2,522.18
|
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