Cost of living comparison
New Zealand is 2.4 times more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Bolivia
|
New Zealand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
Bs23.89
|
$16.87
NZ$28.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.51
Bs45.27
|
$8.84
NZ$14.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
Bs6.75
|
$2.18
NZ$3.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
Bs5.21
|
$1.87
NZ$3.15
|
|
pay 95.6% more for groceries
Bolivia
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
Bs8.87
|
$1.80
NZ$3.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.45
Bs17.07
|
$4.27
NZ$7.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
Bs25.05
|
$6.85
NZ$11.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
Bs10.70
|
$4.50
NZ$7.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
Bs12.28
|
$3.75
NZ$6.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
Bs6.81
|
$1.11
NZ$1.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
Bs3.26
|
$0.92
NZ$1.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
Bs3.57
|
$1.31
NZ$2.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
Bs4.19
|
$1.50
NZ$2.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
Bs3.85
|
$0.95
NZ$1.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
Bs3.60
|
$0.81
NZ$1.37
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Bolivia
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.03
Bs14.08
|
$6.65
NZ$11.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.11
Bs216.27
|
$70.72
NZ$119.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,452.82
Bs107,432.55
|
$24,712.32
NZ$41,610.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.23
Bs105.87
|
$16.94
NZ$28.52
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Bolivia
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.88
Bs367.61
|
$52.92
NZ$89.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$306.54
Bs2,131.17
|
$860.75
NZ$1,449.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$213.11
Bs1,481.57
|
$721.70
NZ$1,215.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
Bs203.38
|
$98.85
NZ$166.44
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Bolivia
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.51
Bs1,185.45
|
$628.34
NZ$1,057.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,636.74
Bs25,283.70
|
$10,002.94
NZ$16,842.80
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Bolivia
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.13
Bs14.84
|
$5.88
NZ$9.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
Bs16.43
|
$3.20
NZ$5.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
Bs19.00
|
$23.28
NZ$39.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.42
Bs287.95
|
$40.48
NZ$68.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
Bs52.36
|
$10.59
NZ$17.83
|
|
pay 48.2% more for clothing
Bolivia
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.05
Bs285.37
|
$65.76
NZ$110.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
Bs337.17
|
$42.74
NZ$71.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.57
Bs455.89
|
$98.05
NZ$165.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.30
Bs398.36
|
$111.69
NZ$188.07
|
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