Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 1.1% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Peru, you would:
pay 14.7% more for restaurants
|
Peru
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.74
PEN14.25
|
$3.05
BOB21.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.76
PEN21.95
|
$6.91
BOB47.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
PEN3.55
|
$0.94
BOB6.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
PEN1.79
|
$0.74
BOB5.10
|
|
pay 2.5% more for groceries
|
Peru
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
PEN8.07
|
$1.27
BOB8.77
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PEN12.26
|
$2.34
BOB16.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
PEN17.63
|
$3.62
BOB25.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN10.18
|
$1.94
BOB13.43
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
PEN9.16
|
$1.55
BOB10.71
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
PEN2.70
|
$0.95
BOB6.60
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.47
|
$0.45
BOB3.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.67
|
$0.54
BOB3.73
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.73
|
$0.63
BOB4.36
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.65
|
$0.62
BOB4.30
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.48
|
$0.49
BOB3.39
|
|
pay 13.2% less for transportation
|
Peru
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.19
PEN19.75
|
$2.00
BOB13.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.61
PEN67.04
|
$25.96
BOB179.92
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,522.48
PEN78,143.27
|
$16,221.21
BOB112,427.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.04
PEN61.07
|
$13.22
BOB91.66
|
|
pay 6.4% more for housing
|
Peru
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
PEN108.67
|
$45.11
BOB312.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.84
PEN1,236.91
|
$339.61
BOB2,353.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.27
PEN911.05
|
$201.58
BOB1,397.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
PEN141.53
|
$29.25
BOB202.72
|
|
pay 7.8% less for childcare
|
Peru
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.53
PEN649.34
|
$177.46
BOB1,229.99
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,073.87
PEN15,512.04
|
$3,275.34
BOB22,701.14
|
|
pay 11.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Peru
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
PEN9.40
|
$1.78
BOB12.31
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
PEN10.83
|
$2.57
BOB17.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
PEN20.56
|
$2.60
BOB18.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.14
PEN122.38
|
$34.68
BOB240.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.04
PEN19.17
|
$6.37
BOB44.15
|
|
pay 16.0% more for clothing
|
Peru
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.67
PEN162.46
|
$41.88
BOB290.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.03
PEN99.10
|
$48.40
BOB335.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.63
PEN253.72
|
$61.94
BOB429.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.87
PEN239.38
|
$54.65
BOB378.75
|
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