Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 19.1% cheaper than Chile.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Chile, you would:
pay 31.0% less for restaurants
Chile
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.70
CLF0.2500
|
$3.17
BOB21.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
CLF0.2400
|
$6.97
BOB48.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
CLF0.0400
|
$1.02
BOB7.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
CLF0.0400
|
$0.76
BOB5.25
|
|
pay 25.8% less for groceries
Chile
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
CLF0.0500
|
$1.30
BOB9.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.20
CLF0.1700
|
$2.66
BOB18.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.47
CLF0.1400
|
$3.48
BOB24.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.26
CLF0.1100
|
$1.93
BOB13.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
$1.67
BOB11.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
CLF0.0300
|
$0.89
BOB6.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
CLF0.0300
|
$0.45
BOB3.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$0.54
BOB3.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
$0.64
BOB4.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CLF0.0200
|
$0.65
BOB4.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
CLF0.0200
|
$0.46
BOB3.18
|
|
pay 25.6% less for transportation
Chile
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.42
CLF0.1800
|
$2.02
BOB13.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.91
CLF1.1900
|
$26.17
BOB180.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,597.16
CLF535.9400
|
$16,174.39
BOB111,749.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.85
CLF0.4800
|
$13.68
BOB94.50
|
|
pay 11.8% less for housing
Chile
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.66
CLF0.8000
|
$48.31
BOB333.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$479.74
CLF15.4900
|
$311.39
BOB2,151.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$367.24
CLF11.8600
|
$215.91
BOB1,491.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.70
CLF2.9600
|
$30.22
BOB208.80
|
|
pay 38.5% less for childcare
Chile
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$331.55
CLF10.7100
|
$178.93
BOB1,236.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,075.15
CLF163.8800
|
$3,497.25
BOB24,162.67
|
|
pay 14.8% less for entertainment and sports
Chile
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.75
CLF0.0900
|
$1.94
BOB13.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
CLF0.0900
|
$2.50
BOB17.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.16
CLF0.1700
|
$2.89
BOB19.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.42
CLF1.3100
|
$40.81
BOB281.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.92
CLF0.1900
|
$6.69
BOB46.25
|
|
pay 14.0% more for clothing
Chile
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.70
CLF1.4800
|
$45.46
BOB314.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.96
CLF0.9400
|
$51.97
BOB359.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.62
CLF2.0900
|
$65.38
BOB451.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.03
CLF2.4900
|
$58.33
BOB403.03
|
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