Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 26.8% more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 13.7% less for restaurants
|
Sierra Leone
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$3.05
BOB21.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$6.91
BOB47.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$0.94
BOB6.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.74
BOB5.10
|
|
pay 21.2% less for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.27
BOB8.77
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.34
BOB16.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$3.62
BOB25.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$1.94
BOB13.43
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$1.55
BOB10.71
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$0.95
BOB6.60
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.45
BOB3.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.54
BOB3.73
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.63
BOB4.36
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.62
BOB4.30
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.49
BOB3.39
|
|
pay 0.1% less for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$2.00
BOB13.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$25.96
BOB179.92
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$16,221.21
BOB112,427.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$13.22
BOB91.66
|
|
pay 70.7% less for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Bolivia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$45.11
BOB312.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$339.61
BOB2,353.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$201.58
BOB1,397.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$29.25
BOB202.72
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$177.46
BOB1,229.99
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,275.34
BOB22,701.14
|
pay 5.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$1.78
BOB12.31
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.57
BOB17.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$2.60
BOB18.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$34.68
BOB240.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.37
BOB44.15
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$41.88
BOB290.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$48.40
BOB335.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$61.94
BOB429.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$54.65
BOB378.75
|
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