Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 32.7% cheaper than Qatar.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 22.9% more for restaurants
Qatar
|
Bolivia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.25
QAR22.67
|
$3.17
BOB21.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
QAR26.41
|
$6.97
BOB48.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
QAR2.91
|
$1.02
BOB7.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
QAR1.26
|
$0.76
BOB5.25
|
|
pay 17.6% less for groceries
Qatar
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
QAR5.51
|
$1.30
BOB9.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.73
QAR17.16
|
$2.66
BOB18.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
QAR26.90
|
$3.48
BOB24.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
QAR9.54
|
$1.93
BOB13.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
QAR14.23
|
$1.67
BOB11.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
QAR3.15
|
$0.89
BOB6.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
QAR2.53
|
$0.45
BOB3.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
QAR2.62
|
$0.54
BOB3.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
QAR2.01
|
$0.64
BOB4.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.60
|
$0.65
BOB4.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
QAR1.70
|
$0.46
BOB3.18
|
|
pay 19.6% less for transportation
Qatar
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.16
QAR7.82
|
$2.02
BOB13.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.83
QAR144.48
|
$26.17
BOB180.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,428.50
QAR74,112.95
|
$16,174.39
BOB111,749.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.48
QAR59.79
|
$13.68
BOB94.50
|
|
pay 64.4% less for housing
Qatar
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.86
QAR300.60
|
$48.31
BOB333.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,517.28
QAR5,504.56
|
$311.39
BOB2,151.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,158.10
QAR4,201.49
|
$215.91
BOB1,491.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.03
QAR243.16
|
$30.22
BOB208.80
|
|
pay 72.0% less for childcare
Qatar
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$747.12
QAR2,710.48
|
$178.93
BOB1,236.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,930.81
QAR39,656.09
|
$3,497.25
BOB24,162.67
|
|
pay 61.7% less for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.36
QAR44.84
|
$1.94
BOB13.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.74
QAR20.83
|
$2.50
BOB17.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.52
QAR23.67
|
$2.89
BOB19.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.12
QAR479.34
|
$40.81
BOB281.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.67
QAR42.35
|
$6.69
BOB46.25
|
|
pay 16.4% less for clothing
Qatar
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.02
QAR217.74
|
$45.46
BOB314.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.52
QAR157.88
|
$51.97
BOB359.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.36
QAR324.19
|
$65.38
BOB451.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.32
QAR320.41
|
$58.33
BOB403.03
|
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