Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 2.3 times more expensive than India.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of India, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
India
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.48
₹207.47
|
$3.17
BOB21.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.94
₹329.33
|
$6.97
BOB48.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
₹32.80
|
$1.02
BOB7.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.27
|
$0.76
BOB5.24
|
|
pay 97.1% more for groceries
India
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
₹38.71
|
$1.30
BOB8.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
₹213.63
|
$2.66
BOB18.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.56
₹213.51
|
$3.48
BOB24.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.93
₹77.36
|
$1.93
BOB13.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
₹113.55
|
$1.67
BOB11.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
₹71.42
|
$0.89
BOB6.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
₹26.07
|
$0.45
BOB3.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
₹39.30
|
$0.54
BOB3.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.13
|
$0.64
BOB4.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.27
|
$0.65
BOB4.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
₹14.41
|
$0.46
BOB3.18
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
India
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
₹391.47
|
$2.02
BOB13.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.04
₹838.81
|
$26.17
BOB180.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,372.81
₹1,117,253.68
|
$16,174.39
BOB111,662.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.97
₹248.20
|
$13.68
BOB94.43
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
India
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.66
₹640.14
|
$48.31
BOB333.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$136.15
₹11,374.94
|
$311.39
BOB2,149.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$88.97
₹7,432.81
|
$215.91
BOB1,490.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.75
₹2,401.95
|
$30.22
BOB208.63
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
India
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.47
₹4,885.03
|
$178.93
BOB1,235.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,644.63
₹137,403.00
|
$3,497.25
BOB24,143.76
|
|
pay 58.6% more for entertainment and sports
India
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
₹153.63
|
$1.94
BOB13.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
₹133.21
|
$2.50
BOB17.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.63
₹303.58
|
$2.89
BOB19.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.08
₹1,343.51
|
$40.81
BOB281.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₹282.27
|
$6.69
BOB46.21
|
|
pay 88.2% more for clothing
India
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.53
₹1,965.68
|
$45.46
BOB313.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.73
₹2,066.26
|
$51.97
BOB358.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.02
₹3,427.25
|
$65.38
BOB451.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.71
₹2,565.95
|
$58.33
BOB402.71
|
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