Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 8.5% more expensive than Malaysia.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 49.2% more for restaurants
|
Malaysia
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
MYR13.43
|
$3.05
BOB21.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
MYR19.06
|
$6.91
BOB47.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
MYR3.06
|
$0.94
BOB6.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
MYR1.72
|
$0.74
BOB5.06
|
|
pay 13.4% less for groceries
|
Malaysia
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
MYR4.11
|
$1.27
BOB8.71
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.65
MYR34.49
|
$2.34
BOB16.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.39
MYR28.80
|
$3.62
BOB24.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MYR8.89
|
$1.94
BOB13.33
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.83
MYR8.25
|
$1.55
BOB10.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
MYR5.29
|
$0.95
BOB6.55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MYR2.57
|
$0.45
BOB3.07
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
MYR5.47
|
$0.54
BOB3.70
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MYR2.85
|
$0.63
BOB4.33
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MYR1.94
|
$0.62
BOB4.27
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MYR2.29
|
$0.49
BOB3.36
|
|
pay 29.1% more for transportation
|
Malaysia
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
MYR7.98
|
$2.00
BOB13.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.69
MYR70.72
|
$25.96
BOB178.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,330.57
MYR154,762.23
|
$16,221.21
BOB111,644.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.94
MYR31.27
|
$13.22
BOB91.02
|
|
pay 15.0% more for housing
|
Malaysia
|
Bolivia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.31
MYR118.63
|
$45.11
BOB310.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$322.80
MYR1,455.19
|
$339.61
BOB2,337.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.35
MYR957.27
|
$201.58
BOB1,387.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.00
MYR148.76
|
$29.25
BOB201.31
|
|
pay 21.1% less for childcare
|
Malaysia
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.68
MYR737.86
|
$177.46
BOB1,221.42
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,626.64
MYR29,872.89
|
$3,275.34
BOB22,543.01
|
|
pay 6.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Malaysia
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
MYR16.49
|
$1.78
BOB12.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.54
MYR11.45
|
$2.57
BOB17.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.07
MYR18.33
|
$2.60
BOB17.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.32
MYR163.74
|
$34.68
BOB238.69
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
MYR18.02
|
$6.37
BOB43.84
|
|
pay 7.2% more for clothing
|
Malaysia
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.15
MYR239.59
|
$41.88
BOB288.25
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.13
MYR135.81
|
$48.40
BOB333.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.18
MYR293.82
|
$61.94
BOB426.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.93
MYR261.17
|
$54.65
BOB376.11
|
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