Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 39.3% more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Chad, you would:
pay 2.8% more for restaurants
|
Chad
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
$3.05
BOB21.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.29
FCFA2,696
|
$6.91
BOB47.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
FCFA567
|
$0.94
BOB6.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
FCFA425
|
$0.74
BOB5.06
|
|
pay 4.0% less for groceries
|
Chad
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA206
|
$1.27
BOB8.71
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,028
|
$2.34
BOB16.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.03
FCFA6,937
|
$3.62
BOB24.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
FCFA1,361
|
$1.94
BOB13.33
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,864
|
$1.55
BOB10.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
$0.95
BOB6.55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA490
|
$0.45
BOB3.07
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
FCFA1,088
|
$0.54
BOB3.70
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA668
|
$0.63
BOB4.33
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA435
|
$0.62
BOB4.27
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA435
|
$0.49
BOB3.36
|
|
pay 46.6% more for transportation
|
Chad
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.92
FCFA2,466
|
$2.00
BOB13.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.69
FCFA51,379
|
$25.96
BOB178.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,273.85
FCFA7,090,282
|
$16,221.21
BOB111,644.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.68
FCFA2,312
|
$13.22
BOB91.02
|
|
pay 56.0% less for housing
|
Chad
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$190.62
FCFA119,884
|
$45.11
BOB310.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,386.33
FCFA871,883
|
$339.61
BOB2,337.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.73
FCFA113,033
|
$201.58
BOB1,387.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
FCFA117,869
|
$29.25
BOB201.31
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
|
Chad
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.95
FCFA22,607
|
$177.46
BOB1,221.42
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,633.89
FCFA1,027,577
|
$3,275.34
BOB22,543.01
|
|
pay 44.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Chad
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
FCFA771
|
$1.78
BOB12.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$2.57
BOB17.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.94
FCFA591
|
$2.60
BOB17.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$130.71
FCFA82,206
|
$34.68
BOB238.69
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.90
FCFA3,083
|
$6.37
BOB43.84
|
|
pay 6.2% less for clothing
|
Chad
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.68
FCFA20,552
|
$41.88
BOB288.25
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.27
FCFA38,534
|
$48.40
BOB333.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.10
FCFA33,396
|
$61.94
BOB426.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.20
FCFA66,793
|
$54.65
BOB376.11
|
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