Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 29.4% more expensive than Philippines.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 53.1% more for restaurants
Philippines
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.66
₱210.67
|
$3.17
BOB21.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.20
₱184.18
|
$6.97
BOB48.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
₱44.28
|
$1.02
BOB7.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
₱24.81
|
$0.76
BOB5.24
|
|
pay 24.1% less for groceries
Philippines
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
₱66.42
|
$1.30
BOB8.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
₱216.52
|
$2.66
BOB18.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
₱377.64
|
$3.48
BOB24.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
₱113.20
|
$1.93
BOB13.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.81
₱104.26
|
$1.67
BOB11.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
₱70.56
|
$0.89
BOB6.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
₱37.20
|
$0.45
BOB3.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
₱62.33
|
$0.54
BOB3.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₱36.55
|
$0.64
BOB4.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
₱49.84
|
$0.65
BOB4.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
₱63.50
|
$0.46
BOB3.18
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Philippines
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
₱254.44
|
$2.02
BOB13.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.06
₱694.51
|
$26.17
BOB180.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,092.26
₱1,674,739.73
|
$16,174.39
BOB111,662.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₱155.22
|
$13.68
BOB94.43
|
|
pay 13.7% more for housing
Philippines
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.30
₱1,686.46
|
$48.31
BOB333.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$265.23
₱15,268.49
|
$311.39
BOB2,149.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.68
₱9,077.12
|
$215.91
BOB1,490.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.84
₱4,884.22
|
$30.22
BOB208.63
|
|
pay 10.0% less for childcare
Philippines
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.61
₱9,706.33
|
$178.93
BOB1,235.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,730.41
₱272,312.87
|
$3,497.25
BOB24,143.76
|
|
pay 24.2% more for entertainment and sports
Philippines
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.35
₱77.63
|
$1.94
BOB13.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.27
₱130.65
|
$2.50
BOB17.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
₱143.26
|
$2.89
BOB19.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.04
₱1,959.39
|
$40.81
BOB281.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.09
₱293.00
|
$6.69
BOB46.21
|
|
pay 42.3% more for clothing
Philippines
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.74
₱2,115.13
|
$45.46
BOB313.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.36
₱1,229.41
|
$51.97
BOB358.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.86
₱3,733.63
|
$65.38
BOB451.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.49
₱3,309.54
|
$58.33
BOB402.71
|
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