Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 25.4% cheaper than Bolivia.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 29.3% less for restaurants
Bolivia
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
Bs23.89
|
$2.71
$10,739
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.51
Bs45.27
|
$5.26
$20,847
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
Bs6.75
|
$0.60
$2,385
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
Bs5.21
|
$0.46
$1,819
|
|
pay 25.1% less for groceries
Bolivia
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
Bs8.87
|
$0.87
$3,460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.45
Bs17.07
|
$1.61
$6,383
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
Bs25.05
|
$3.28
$12,989
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
Bs10.70
|
$1.65
$6,544
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
Bs12.28
|
$1.55
$6,165
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
Bs6.81
|
$0.83
$3,296
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
Bs3.26
|
$0.29
$1,164
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
Bs3.57
|
$0.37
$1,457
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
Bs4.19
|
$0.40
$1,571
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
Bs3.85
|
$0.30
$1,205
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
Bs3.60
|
$0.33
$1,326
|
|
pay 13.7% less for transportation
Bolivia
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.03
Bs14.08
|
$2.04
$8,071
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.11
Bs216.27
|
$23.61
$93,634
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,452.82
Bs107,432.55
|
$14,617.95
$57,963,660
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.23
Bs105.87
|
$11.28
$44,727
|
|
pay 12.4% less for housing
Bolivia
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.88
Bs367.61
|
$21.37
$84,753
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$306.54
Bs2,131.17
|
$208.57
$827,027
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$213.11
Bs1,481.57
|
$176.18
$698,607
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
Bs203.38
|
$46.64
$184,938
|
|
pay 28.1% less for childcare
Bolivia
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.51
Bs1,185.45
|
$104.33
$413,712
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,636.74
Bs25,283.70
|
$3,004.13
$11,912,080
|
|
pay 50.9% less for entertainment and sports
Bolivia
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.13
Bs14.84
|
$0.90
$3,552
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
Bs16.43
|
$1.21
$4,780
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
Bs19.00
|
$1.90
$7,522
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.42
Bs287.95
|
$18.34
$72,726
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
Bs52.36
|
$2.91
$11,552
|
|
pay 18.6% less for clothing
Bolivia
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.05
Bs285.37
|
$40.50
$160,583
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
Bs337.17
|
$27.32
$108,348
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.57
Bs455.89
|
$60.30
$239,090
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.30
Bs398.36
|
$45.16
$179,063
|
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