Cost of living comparison
Brazil is 11.1% more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in Brazil instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 7.4% more for restaurants
Bolivia
|
Brazil
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
BOB23.80
|
$4.96
R$25.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.51
BOB45.10
|
$6.29
R$32.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
BOB6.73
|
$1.02
R$5.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BOB5.19
|
$0.63
R$3.21
|
|
pay 5.4% more for groceries
Bolivia
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
BOB8.84
|
$1.39
R$7.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.45
BOB17.00
|
$4.04
R$20.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
BOB24.95
|
$3.80
R$19.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
BOB10.66
|
$1.92
R$9.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BOB12.24
|
$1.81
R$9.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
BOB6.78
|
$0.74
R$3.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
BOB3.25
|
$0.49
R$2.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
BOB3.56
|
$0.44
R$2.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BOB4.18
|
$0.70
R$3.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
BOB3.84
|
$0.47
R$2.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BOB3.59
|
$0.45
R$2.31
|
|
pay 37.6% more for transportation
Bolivia
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.03
BOB14.03
|
$4.69
R$24.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.11
BOB215.47
|
$43.51
R$222.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,452.82
BOB107,035.61
|
$19,854.65
R$101,624.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.23
BOB105.48
|
$7.69
R$39.38
|
|
pay 3.8% more for housing
Bolivia
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.88
BOB366.25
|
$19.91
R$101.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$306.54
BOB2,123.29
|
$281.83
R$1,442.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$213.11
BOB1,476.10
|
$182.14
R$932.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
BOB202.63
|
$58.55
R$299.68
|
|
pay 53.6% more for childcare
Bolivia
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.51
BOB1,181.07
|
$251.18
R$1,285.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,636.74
BOB25,190.28
|
$5,814.17
R$29,759.27
|
|
pay 28.0% less for entertainment and sports
Bolivia
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.13
BOB14.78
|
$1.62
R$8.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
BOB16.37
|
$1.57
R$8.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
BOB18.93
|
$2.32
R$11.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.42
BOB286.88
|
$23.14
R$118.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
BOB52.17
|
$5.80
R$29.67
|
|
pay 1.8% less for clothing
Bolivia
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.05
BOB284.32
|
$43.10
R$220.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
BOB335.92
|
$40.84
R$209.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.57
BOB454.20
|
$70.61
R$361.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.30
BOB396.89
|
$54.94
R$281.21
|
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