Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 59.7% cheaper than California.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of California, you would:
pay 64.2% less for restaurants
California
|
Bolivia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.02
|
$3.05
BOB21.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.52
|
$6.91
BOB47.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
|
$0.94
BOB6.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
|
$0.74
BOB5.08
|
|
pay 60.3% less for groceries
California
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.14
|
$1.27
BOB8.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.95
|
$2.34
BOB16.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.61
|
$3.62
BOB24.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.33
|
$1.94
BOB13.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.70
|
$1.55
BOB10.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.34
|
$0.95
BOB6.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
|
$0.45
BOB3.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.91
|
$0.54
BOB3.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.38
|
$0.63
BOB4.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
|
$0.62
BOB4.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.44
|
$0.49
BOB3.37
|
|
pay 49.2% less for transportation
California
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
|
$2.00
BOB13.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$62.05
|
$25.96
BOB179.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,005.28
|
$16,221.21
BOB111,881.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.07
|
$13.22
BOB91.21
|
|
pay 73.3% less for housing
California
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.54
|
$45.11
BOB311.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,371.29
|
$339.61
BOB2,342.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,055.18
|
$201.58
BOB1,390.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$171.68
|
$29.25
BOB201.74
|
|
pay 89.5% less for childcare
California
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,682.51
|
$177.46
BOB1,224.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$30,905.75
|
$3,275.34
BOB22,590.82
|
|
pay 61.2% less for entertainment and sports
California
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$1.78
BOB12.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.34
|
$2.57
BOB17.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.91
|
$2.60
BOB17.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.35
|
$34.68
BOB239.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.41
|
$6.37
BOB43.94
|
|
pay 20.2% less for clothing
California
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.77
|
$41.88
BOB288.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.15
|
$48.40
BOB333.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.15
|
$61.94
BOB427.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.31
|
$54.65
BOB376.91
|
|
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