Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 21.0% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 16.0% more for restaurants
Belarus
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.76
BYN25.36
|
$3.44
BOB23.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
BYN15.81
|
$6.51
BOB44.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BYN2.46
|
$0.97
BOB6.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BYN1.57
|
$0.75
BOB5.17
|
|
pay 17.5% more for groceries
Belarus
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.94
|
$1.28
BOB8.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
BYN10.68
|
$2.45
BOB16.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
BYN9.62
|
$3.60
BOB24.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.34
BYN4.39
|
$1.54
BOB10.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
BYN5.83
|
$1.77
BOB12.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
BYN1.91
|
$0.98
BOB6.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
BYN2.73
|
$0.47
BOB3.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.89
|
$0.51
BOB3.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
BYN3.45
|
$0.60
BOB4.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.14
|
$0.55
BOB3.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
BYN1.01
|
$0.52
BOB3.58
|
|
pay 45.7% more for transportation
Belarus
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.40
BYN11.10
|
$2.03
BOB13.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.41
BYN53.66
|
$31.11
BOB214.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,188.13
BYN69,276.56
|
$15,452.82
BOB106,680.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.84
BYN19.10
|
$15.23
BOB105.13
|
|
pay 83.6% more for housing
Belarus
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.49
BYN40.85
|
$52.88
BOB365.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$253.76
BYN829.70
|
$306.54
BOB2,116.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.77
BYN538.73
|
$213.11
BOB1,471.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.75
BYN156.12
|
$29.25
BOB201.96
|
|
pay 69.5% less for childcare
Belarus
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$713.88
BYN2,334.11
|
$170.51
BOB1,177.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,807.37
BYN32,066.11
|
$3,636.74
BOB25,106.77
|
|
pay 68.8% more for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.96
BYN3.13
|
$2.13
BOB14.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
BYN5.47
|
$2.36
BOB16.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.70
BYN5.55
|
$2.73
BOB18.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.31
BYN95.85
|
$41.42
BOB285.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
BYN13.86
|
$7.53
BOB52.00
|
|
pay 15.3% less for clothing
Belarus
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.92
BYN202.46
|
$41.05
BOB283.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.03
BYN121.07
|
$48.50
BOB334.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.08
BYN268.36
|
$65.57
BOB452.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.90
BYN303.74
|
$57.30
BOB395.57
|
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