Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 38.0% more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Chad, you would:
pay 20.9% less for restaurants
Chad
|
Bolivia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA4,977
|
$3.17
BOB21.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.21
FCFA7,963
|
$6.97
BOB48.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
FCFA498
|
$1.02
BOB7.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
FCFA448
|
$0.76
BOB5.25
|
|
pay 0.2% less for groceries
Chad
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA199
|
$1.30
BOB9.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.65
FCFA995
|
$2.66
BOB18.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.29
FCFA4,396
|
$3.48
BOB24.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
FCFA1,195
|
$1.93
BOB13.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,806
|
$1.67
BOB11.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,355
|
$0.89
BOB6.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA542
|
$0.45
BOB3.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.06
FCFA1,242
|
$0.54
BOB3.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA519
|
$0.64
BOB4.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
FCFA467
|
$0.65
BOB4.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA406
|
$0.46
BOB3.18
|
|
pay 48.2% more for transportation
Chad
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
FCFA2,389
|
$2.02
BOB13.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.55
FCFA49,771
|
$26.17
BOB180.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,391.93
FCFA6,868,453
|
$16,174.39
BOB111,749.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.71
FCFA2,240
|
$13.68
BOB94.50
|
|
pay 46.1% less for housing
Chad
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.55
FCFA49,771
|
$48.31
BOB333.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,400.85
FCFA844,605
|
$311.39
BOB2,151.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.61
FCFA109,497
|
$215.91
BOB1,491.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.38
FCFA114,181
|
$30.22
BOB208.80
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Chad
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$36.32
FCFA21,899
|
$178.93
BOB1,236.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,651.00
FCFA995,428
|
$3,497.25
BOB24,162.67
|
|
pay 33.4% more for entertainment and sports
Chad
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
FCFA747
|
$1.94
BOB13.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
FCFA1,991
|
$2.50
BOB17.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.07
FCFA647
|
$2.89
BOB19.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.08
FCFA79,634
|
$40.81
BOB281.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.95
FCFA2,986
|
$6.69
BOB46.25
|
|
pay 0.5% less for clothing
Chad
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
FCFA19,909
|
$45.46
BOB314.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.91
FCFA37,329
|
$51.97
BOB359.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,351
|
$65.38
BOB451.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.32
FCFA64,703
|
$58.33
BOB403.03
|
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