Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 76.0% more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 30.9% more for restaurants
|
Somalia
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,514
|
$3.05
BOB21.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.67
SOS2,667
|
$6.91
BOB47.72
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SOS462
|
$0.94
BOB6.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
SOS292
|
$0.74
BOB5.08
|
|
pay 17.1% less for groceries
|
Somalia
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS556
|
$1.27
BOB8.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,119
|
$2.34
BOB16.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
SOS3,389
|
$3.62
BOB25.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
SOS1,262
|
$1.94
BOB13.38
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,527
|
$1.55
BOB10.68
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS987
|
$0.95
BOB6.58
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS505
|
$0.45
BOB3.08
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS752
|
$0.54
BOB3.72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS311
|
$0.63
BOB4.35
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SOS343
|
$0.62
BOB4.29
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS310
|
$0.49
BOB3.38
|
|
pay 53.1% more for transportation
|
Somalia
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.12
SOS2,356
|
$2.00
BOB13.84
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SOS14,288
|
$25.96
BOB179.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,286,125
|
$16,221.21
BOB112,059.35
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.43
SOS4,248
|
$13.22
BOB91.36
|
|
pay 51.6% more for housing
|
Somalia
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,502
|
$45.11
BOB311.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$160.00
SOS91,440
|
$339.61
BOB2,346.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.33
SOS53,340
|
$201.58
BOB1,392.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS53,900
|
$29.25
BOB202.06
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
|
Somalia
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,552
|
$177.46
BOB1,225.96
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$742.50
SOS424,339
|
$3,275.34
BOB22,626.73
|
|
pay 34.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Somalia
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS4,000
|
$1.78
BOB12.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
SOS706
|
$2.57
BOB17.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS769
|
$2.60
BOB17.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,145
|
$34.68
BOB239.57
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,858
|
$6.37
BOB44.01
|
|
pay 98.3% more for clothing
|
Somalia
|
Bolivia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,636
|
$41.88
BOB289.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,208
|
$48.40
BOB334.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,796
|
$61.94
BOB427.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,162
|
$54.65
BOB377.51
|
|
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