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
FCFA5,082
|
$3.05
BOB21.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.29
FCFA2,667
|
$6.91
BOB47.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
FCFA561
|
$0.94
BOB6.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
FCFA421
|
$0.74
BOB5.10
|
|
pay 4.0% less for groceries
|
Chad
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA203
|
$1.27
BOB8.77
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,016
|
$2.34
BOB16.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.03
FCFA6,861
|
$3.62
BOB25.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
FCFA1,347
|
$1.94
BOB13.43
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,844
|
$1.55
BOB10.71
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,383
|
$0.95
BOB6.60
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA485
|
$0.45
BOB3.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
FCFA1,076
|
$0.54
BOB3.73
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA661
|
$0.63
BOB4.36
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA430
|
$0.62
BOB4.30
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA430
|
$0.49
BOB3.39
|
|
pay 46.6% more for transportation
|
Chad
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.92
FCFA2,439
|
$2.00
BOB13.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.69
FCFA50,821
|
$25.96
BOB179.92
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,273.85
FCFA7,013,290
|
$16,221.21
BOB112,427.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.68
FCFA2,287
|
$13.22
BOB91.66
|
|
pay 56.0% less for housing
|
Chad
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$190.62
FCFA118,582
|
$45.11
BOB312.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,386.33
FCFA862,416
|
$339.61
BOB2,353.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.73
FCFA111,806
|
$201.58
BOB1,397.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
FCFA116,589
|
$29.25
BOB202.72
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
|
Chad
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.95
FCFA22,361
|
$177.46
BOB1,229.99
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,633.89
FCFA1,016,419
|
$3,275.34
BOB22,701.14
|
|
pay 44.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Chad
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
FCFA762
|
$1.78
BOB12.31
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$2.57
BOB17.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.94
FCFA584
|
$2.60
BOB18.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$130.71
FCFA81,314
|
$34.68
BOB240.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.90
FCFA3,049
|
$6.37
BOB44.15
|
|
pay 6.2% less for clothing
|
Chad
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.68
FCFA20,328
|
$41.88
BOB290.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.27
FCFA38,116
|
$48.40
BOB335.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.10
FCFA33,034
|
$61.94
BOB429.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.20
FCFA66,067
|
$54.65
BOB378.75
|
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