Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 4.5 times more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 4.9 times more for restaurants
Bolivia
|
Switzerland
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
BOB23.80
|
$26.06
CHF23.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.51
BOB45.10
|
$16.57
CHF15.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
BOB6.73
|
$4.36
CHF3.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BOB5.19
|
$3.85
CHF3.51
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
Bolivia
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
BOB8.84
|
$3.23
CHF2.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.45
BOB17.00
|
$14.05
CHF12.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
BOB24.95
|
$6.73
CHF6.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
BOB10.66
|
$6.47
CHF5.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BOB12.24
|
$11.61
CHF10.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
BOB6.78
|
$1.92
CHF1.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
BOB3.25
|
$1.29
CHF1.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
BOB3.56
|
$1.50
CHF1.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BOB4.18
|
$2.00
CHF1.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
BOB3.84
|
$1.16
CHF1.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BOB3.59
|
$1.15
CHF1.04
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Bolivia
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.03
BOB14.03
|
$7.86
CHF7.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.11
BOB215.47
|
$101.99
CHF92.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,452.82
BOB107,035.61
|
$34,369.68
CHF31,336.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.23
BOB105.48
|
$39.48
CHF36.00
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for housing
Bolivia
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.88
BOB366.25
|
$58.09
CHF52.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$306.54
BOB2,123.29
|
$1,527.18
CHF1,392.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$213.11
BOB1,476.10
|
$1,267.40
CHF1,155.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
BOB202.63
|
$182.90
CHF166.76
|
|
pay 10.5 times more for childcare
Bolivia
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.51
BOB1,181.07
|
$2,253.56
CHF2,054.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,636.74
BOB25,190.28
|
$28,390.10
CHF25,884.71
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Bolivia
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.13
BOB14.78
|
$6.80
CHF6.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
BOB16.37
|
$5.05
CHF4.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
BOB18.93
|
$9.54
CHF8.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.42
BOB286.88
|
$88.43
CHF80.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
BOB52.17
|
$20.14
CHF18.37
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Bolivia
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.05
BOB284.32
|
$111.16
CHF101.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
BOB335.92
|
$56.12
CHF51.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.57
BOB454.20
|
$131.83
CHF120.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.30
BOB396.89
|
$170.76
CHF155.69
|
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