Cost of living comparison
Israel is 2.6 times more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in Israel instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Bolivia
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
BOB23.80
|
$17.90
₪67.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.51
BOB45.10
|
$14.39
₪54.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
BOB6.73
|
$2.50
₪9.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BOB5.19
|
$1.91
₪7.19
|
|
pay 76.0% more for groceries
Bolivia
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
BOB8.84
|
$2.15
₪8.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.45
BOB17.00
|
$6.33
₪23.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
BOB24.95
|
$6.35
₪23.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
BOB10.66
|
$3.67
₪13.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BOB12.24
|
$4.41
₪16.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
BOB6.78
|
$1.35
₪5.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
BOB3.25
|
$1.01
₪3.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
BOB3.56
|
$0.78
₪2.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BOB4.18
|
$0.80
₪3.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
BOB3.84
|
$0.57
₪2.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BOB3.59
|
$0.54
₪2.03
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Bolivia
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.03
BOB14.03
|
$7.29
₪27.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.11
BOB215.47
|
$56.84
₪213.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,452.82
BOB107,035.61
|
$38,263.55
₪143,970.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.23
BOB105.48
|
$16.01
₪60.23
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Bolivia
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.88
BOB366.25
|
$27.44
₪103.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$306.54
BOB2,123.29
|
$937.71
₪3,528.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$213.11
BOB1,476.10
|
$781.37
₪2,939.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
BOB202.63
|
$174.52
₪656.65
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Bolivia
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.51
BOB1,181.07
|
$818.87
₪3,081.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,636.74
BOB25,190.28
|
$8,820.34
₪33,187.41
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Bolivia
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.13
BOB14.78
|
$7.83
₪29.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
BOB16.37
|
$3.48
₪13.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
BOB18.93
|
$9.79
₪36.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.42
BOB286.88
|
$63.71
₪239.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
BOB52.17
|
$11.62
₪43.73
|
|
pay 76.1% more for clothing
Bolivia
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.05
BOB284.32
|
$86.13
₪324.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
BOB335.92
|
$53.49
₪201.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.57
BOB454.20
|
$109.65
₪412.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.30
BOB396.89
|
$124.42
₪468.13
|
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