Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 54.5% cheaper than Guernsey.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Guernsey, you would:
pay 55.8% less for restaurants
Guernsey
|
Bolivia
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
£14.89
|
$3.17
BOB21.87
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
£6.94
|
$6.97
BOB48.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
£1.99
|
$1.02
BOB7.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
£1.46
|
$0.76
BOB5.25
|
|
pay 61.3% less for groceries
Guernsey
|
Bolivia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.17
£1.71
|
$1.30
BOB9.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
£5.45
|
$2.66
BOB18.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.62
£5.99
|
$3.48
BOB24.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.60
£4.41
|
$1.93
BOB13.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.18
£4.08
|
$1.67
BOB11.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.69
£2.12
|
$0.89
BOB6.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.97
£1.55
|
$0.45
BOB3.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.40
£1.89
|
$0.54
BOB3.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
£1.49
|
$0.64
BOB4.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
£1.07
|
$0.65
BOB4.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.65
|
$0.46
BOB3.18
|
|
pay 47.9% less for transportation
Guernsey
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.03
£5.53
|
$2.02
BOB13.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.73
£31.27
|
$26.17
BOB180.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,386.35
£23,129.76
|
$16,174.39
BOB111,749.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.24
£18.29
|
$13.68
BOB94.50
|
|
pay 70.4% less for housing
Guernsey
|
Bolivia
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.68
£54.06
|
$48.31
BOB333.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,864.05
£1,467.18
|
$311.39
BOB2,151.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,327.73
|
$215.91
BOB1,491.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.86
£127.40
|
$30.22
BOB208.80
|
|
pay 83.3% less for childcare
Guernsey
|
Bolivia
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,460.21
£1,149.32
|
$178.93
BOB1,236.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,544.33
£13,021.91
|
$3,497.25
BOB24,162.67
|
|
pay 52.2% less for entertainment and sports
Guernsey
|
Bolivia
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.93
£4.67
|
$1.94
BOB13.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
£3.16
|
$2.50
BOB17.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.39
£9.75
|
$2.89
BOB19.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.68
£62.71
|
$40.81
BOB281.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.62
£7.57
|
$6.69
BOB46.25
|
|
pay 10.8% less for clothing
Guernsey
|
Bolivia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.29
£69.49
|
$45.46
BOB314.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.10
£27.63
|
$51.97
BOB359.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.67
£63.49
|
$65.38
BOB451.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.78
£60.43
|
$58.33
BOB403.03
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