Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 35.7% cheaper than Republic of the Congo.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
pay 50.0% less for restaurants
Republic of the Congo
|
Bolivia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.00
FCFA8,440
|
$3.17
BOB21.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.94
FCFA5,388
|
$6.97
BOB48.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
FCFA1,263
|
$1.02
BOB7.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
FCFA903
|
$0.76
BOB5.25
|
|
pay 47.0% less for groceries
Republic of the Congo
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
FCFA925
|
$1.30
BOB9.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
FCFA2,781
|
$2.66
BOB18.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.14
FCFA4,308
|
$3.48
BOB24.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
FCFA2,122
|
$1.93
BOB13.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,336
|
$1.67
BOB11.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
FCFA867
|
$0.89
BOB6.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
FCFA620
|
$0.45
BOB3.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.29
FCFA1,379
|
$0.54
BOB3.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
FCFA789
|
$0.64
BOB4.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA800
|
$0.65
BOB4.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
FCFA780
|
$0.46
BOB3.18
|
|
pay 29.0% less for transportation
Republic of the Congo
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.17
FCFA3,114
|
$2.02
BOB13.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
FCFA13,107
|
$26.17
BOB180.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,585.40
FCFA17,234,791
|
$16,174.39
BOB111,749.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.24
FCFA12,203
|
$13.68
BOB94.50
|
|
pay 68.9% less for housing
Republic of the Congo
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$156.50
FCFA94,357
|
$48.31
BOB333.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,030.70
FCFA621,434
|
$311.39
BOB2,151.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$381.29
FCFA229,887
|
$215.91
BOB1,491.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$456.95
FCFA275,507
|
$30.22
BOB208.80
|
|
pay 23.9% less for childcare
Republic of the Congo
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.14
FCFA129,113
|
$178.93
BOB1,236.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,100.00
FCFA3,074,907
|
$3,497.25
BOB24,162.67
|
|
pay 33.8% less for entertainment and sports
Republic of the Congo
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.85
FCFA1,719
|
$1.94
BOB13.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
FCFA2,522
|
$2.50
BOB17.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
FCFA2,110
|
$2.89
BOB19.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$75.25
FCFA45,370
|
$40.81
BOB281.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
FCFA6,029
|
$6.69
BOB46.25
|
|
pay 2.6% more for clothing
Republic of the Congo
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.42
FCFA21,354
|
$45.46
BOB314.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.56
FCFA21,437
|
$51.97
BOB359.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.22
FCFA55,603
|
$65.38
BOB451.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.00
FCFA54,263
|
$58.33
BOB403.03
|
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