Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 24.2% cheaper than Latvia.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 33.9% less for restaurants
Latvia
|
Bolivia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.57
€9.71
|
$3.17
BOB21.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
€6.48
|
$6.97
BOB48.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
€1.33
|
$1.02
BOB7.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.06
|
$0.76
BOB5.25
|
|
pay 11.2% less for groceries
Latvia
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
€1.14
|
$1.30
BOB9.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
€4.80
|
$2.66
BOB18.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
€4.19
|
$3.48
BOB24.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
€2.43
|
$1.93
BOB13.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.99
€2.75
|
$1.67
BOB11.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.89
BOB6.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$0.45
BOB3.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.91
|
$0.54
BOB3.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$0.64
BOB4.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
€0.33
|
$0.65
BOB4.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$0.46
BOB3.18
|
|
pay 25.4% less for transportation
Latvia
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.88
€6.32
|
$2.02
BOB13.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.63
€41.94
|
$26.17
BOB180.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,770.47
€22,767.78
|
$16,174.39
BOB111,749.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.34
€8.59
|
$13.68
BOB94.50
|
|
pay 20.4% more for housing
Latvia
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.24
€14.93
|
$48.31
BOB333.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.00
€324.46
|
$311.39
BOB2,151.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.19
€249.27
|
$215.91
BOB1,491.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$185.26
€170.28
|
$30.22
BOB208.80
|
|
pay 63.7% less for childcare
Latvia
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.30
€356.91
|
$178.93
BOB1,236.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,208.99
€12,141.04
|
$3,497.25
BOB24,162.67
|
|
pay 30.7% less for entertainment and sports
Latvia
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.17
€3.84
|
$1.94
BOB13.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.88
€2.65
|
$2.50
BOB17.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.02
€4.62
|
$2.89
BOB19.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.72
€42.03
|
$40.81
BOB281.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.97
€9.16
|
$6.69
BOB46.25
|
|
pay 24.6% less for clothing
Latvia
|
Bolivia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.71
€72.34
|
$45.46
BOB314.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.65
€40.12
|
$51.97
BOB359.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.70
€77.85
|
$65.38
BOB451.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.77
€112.84
|
$58.33
BOB403.03
|
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