Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 18.8% cheaper than Poland.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Poland, you would:
pay 42.0% less for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.88
PLN36.37
|
$3.05
BOB21.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.49
PLN30.70
|
$6.91
BOB47.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
PLN7.13
|
$0.94
BOB6.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
PLN5.87
|
$0.74
BOB5.10
|
|
pay 3.2% less for groceries
|
Poland
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
PLN4.85
|
$1.27
BOB8.77
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
PLN17.64
|
$2.34
BOB16.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
PLN14.68
|
$3.62
BOB25.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
PLN11.99
|
$1.94
BOB13.43
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
PLN11.04
|
$1.55
BOB10.71
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.76
|
$0.95
BOB6.60
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
PLN2.93
|
$0.45
BOB3.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
PLN3.10
|
$0.54
BOB3.73
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
PLN4.45
|
$0.63
BOB4.36
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
$0.62
BOB4.30
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
PLN2.00
|
$0.49
BOB3.39
|
|
pay 12.6% less for transportation
|
Poland
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.07
PLN24.87
|
$2.00
BOB13.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.33
PLN116.07
|
$25.96
BOB179.92
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,111.92
PLN123,360.21
|
$16,221.21
BOB112,427.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.74
PLN31.71
|
$13.22
BOB91.66
|
|
pay 6.9% more for housing
|
Poland
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.40
PLN59.01
|
$45.11
BOB312.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$601.98
PLN2,466.13
|
$339.61
BOB2,353.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$478.28
PLN1,959.36
|
$201.58
BOB1,397.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$184.01
PLN753.86
|
$29.25
BOB202.72
|
|
pay 44.9% less for childcare
|
Poland
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$318.05
PLN1,302.96
|
$177.46
BOB1,229.99
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,011.28
PLN24,626.56
|
$3,275.34
BOB22,701.14
|
|
pay 19.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PLN12.78
|
$1.78
BOB12.31
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
PLN12.47
|
$2.57
BOB17.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.55
PLN18.63
|
$2.60
BOB18.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.52
PLN133.24
|
$34.68
BOB240.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.47
PLN26.50
|
$6.37
BOB44.15
|
|
pay 16.4% less for clothing
|
Poland
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.63
PLN309.84
|
$41.88
BOB290.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.26
PLN144.44
|
$48.40
BOB335.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.29
PLN320.75
|
$61.94
BOB429.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.22
PLN357.33
|
$54.65
BOB378.75
|
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