Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 20.4% cheaper than Jamaica.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Jamaica, you would:
pay 11.2% less for restaurants
Jamaica
|
Bolivia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.50
JMD1,016.57
|
$3.44
BOB23.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
JMD897.40
|
$6.51
BOB44.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
JMD169.32
|
$0.97
BOB6.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
JMD118.13
|
$0.75
BOB5.17
|
|
pay 55.3% less for groceries
Jamaica
|
Bolivia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.24
JMD350.69
|
$1.28
BOB8.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.96
JMD1,089.44
|
$2.45
BOB16.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.65
JMD1,822.44
|
$3.60
BOB24.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
JMD430.60
|
$1.54
BOB10.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
JMD494.70
|
$1.77
BOB12.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.10
JMD484.43
|
$0.98
BOB6.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
JMD223.31
|
$0.47
BOB3.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.52
JMD238.03
|
$0.51
BOB3.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
JMD157.16
|
$0.60
BOB4.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
JMD163.68
|
$0.55
BOB3.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
JMD180.30
|
$0.52
BOB3.58
|
|
pay 48.5% less for transportation
Jamaica
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
JMD782.23
|
$2.03
BOB13.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.10
JMD7,839.47
|
$31.11
BOB214.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,646.23
JMD6,047,416.09
|
$15,452.82
BOB106,680.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.01
JMD3,756.41
|
$15.23
BOB105.13
|
|
pay 27.8% less for housing
Jamaica
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.14
JMD6,906.93
|
$52.88
BOB365.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$395.95
JMD61,959.03
|
$306.54
BOB2,116.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.21
JMD55,896.54
|
$213.11
BOB1,471.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.11
JMD14,413.60
|
$29.25
BOB201.96
|
|
pay 11.3% less for childcare
Jamaica
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.08
JMD33,186.39
|
$170.51
BOB1,177.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,750.38
JMD586,864.16
|
$3,636.74
BOB25,106.77
|
|
pay 19.9% less for entertainment and sports
Jamaica
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.19
JMD341.96
|
$2.13
BOB14.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
JMD504.16
|
$2.36
BOB16.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.14
JMD1,430.03
|
$2.73
BOB18.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.18
JMD5,662.09
|
$41.42
BOB285.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.84
JMD1,383.40
|
$7.53
BOB52.00
|
|
pay 31.5% more for clothing
Jamaica
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.32
JMD4,588.13
|
$41.05
BOB283.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.76
JMD4,030.53
|
$48.50
BOB334.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.56
JMD9,006.76
|
$65.57
BOB452.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.26
JMD10,682.03
|
$57.30
BOB395.57
|
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