Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 47.8% cheaper than Louisiana.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Louisiana, you would:
pay 58.1% less for restaurants
Louisiana
|
Bolivia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.07
|
$3.17
BOB21.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.12
|
$6.97
BOB48.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
|
$1.02
BOB7.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
|
$0.76
BOB5.25
|
|
pay 52.2% less for groceries
Louisiana
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
|
$1.30
BOB9.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
|
$2.66
BOB18.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.43
|
$3.48
BOB24.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.76
|
$1.93
BOB13.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
|
$1.67
BOB11.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.13
|
$0.89
BOB6.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
|
$0.45
BOB3.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$0.54
BOB3.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.03
|
$0.64
BOB4.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
|
$0.65
BOB4.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
|
$0.46
BOB3.18
|
|
pay 30.9% less for transportation
Louisiana
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
|
$2.02
BOB13.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.33
|
$26.17
BOB180.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,084.23
|
$16,174.39
BOB111,781.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.53
|
$13.68
BOB94.53
|
|
pay 64.1% less for housing
Louisiana
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.74
|
$48.31
BOB333.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,185.83
|
$311.39
BOB2,152.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,050.52
|
$215.91
BOB1,492.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.22
|
$30.22
BOB208.86
|
|
pay 78.2% less for childcare
Louisiana
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,382.54
|
$178.93
BOB1,236.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,342.86
|
$3,497.25
BOB24,169.63
|
|
pay 45.5% less for entertainment and sports
Louisiana
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.68
|
$1.94
BOB13.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
|
$2.50
BOB17.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.52
|
$2.89
BOB19.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.86
|
$40.81
BOB282.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
|
$6.69
BOB46.26
|
|
pay 5.5% less for clothing
Louisiana
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.69
|
$45.46
BOB314.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.77
|
$51.97
BOB359.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.75
|
$65.38
BOB451.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.21
|
$58.33
BOB403.14
|
|
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