Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 19.0% cheaper than Bolivia.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 40.8% less for restaurants
Bolivia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
BOB23.80
|
$3.01
TRY97.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.51
BOB45.10
|
$3.65
TRY118.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
BOB6.73
|
$0.62
TRY20.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BOB5.19
|
$0.22
TRY7.07
|
|
pay 31.6% less for groceries
Bolivia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
BOB8.84
|
$0.39
TRY12.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.45
BOB17.00
|
$2.61
TRY84.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
BOB24.95
|
$3.07
TRY99.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
BOB10.66
|
$1.40
TRY45.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BOB12.24
|
$1.59
TRY51.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
BOB6.78
|
$0.30
TRY9.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
BOB3.25
|
$0.52
TRY16.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
BOB3.56
|
$0.31
TRY9.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BOB4.18
|
$0.42
TRY13.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
BOB3.84
|
$0.22
TRY7.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BOB3.59
|
$0.19
TRY6.29
|
|
pay 28.5% more for transportation
Bolivia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.03
BOB14.03
|
$4.34
TRY140.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.11
BOB215.47
|
$15.27
TRY495.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,452.82
BOB107,035.61
|
$34,350.89
TRY1,114,315.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.23
BOB105.48
|
$4.33
TRY140.30
|
|
pay 19.1% less for housing
Bolivia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.88
BOB366.25
|
$8.38
TRY271.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$306.54
BOB2,123.29
|
$218.27
TRY7,080.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$213.11
BOB1,476.10
|
$144.02
TRY4,671.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
BOB202.63
|
$49.50
TRY1,605.72
|
|
pay 3.6% less for childcare
Bolivia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.51
BOB1,181.07
|
$165.99
TRY5,384.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,636.74
BOB25,190.28
|
$3,471.33
TRY112,607.14
|
|
pay 40.8% less for entertainment and sports
Bolivia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.13
BOB14.78
|
$1.90
TRY61.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
BOB16.37
|
$1.55
TRY50.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
BOB18.93
|
$1.64
TRY53.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.42
BOB286.88
|
$20.05
TRY650.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
BOB52.17
|
$2.50
TRY81.07
|
|
pay 25.8% less for clothing
Bolivia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.05
BOB284.32
|
$29.99
TRY972.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
BOB335.92
|
$25.86
TRY838.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.57
BOB454.20
|
$62.92
TRY2,041.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.30
BOB396.89
|
$42.57
TRY1,380.80
|
|
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