Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 18.5% cheaper than Saudi Arabia.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
pay 45.0% more for restaurants
Saudi Arabia
|
Bolivia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.90
SAR25.86
|
$3.17
BOB21.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
SAR27.57
|
$6.97
BOB48.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
$1.02
BOB7.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
SAR0.94
|
$0.76
BOB5.24
|
|
pay 18.7% less for groceries
Saudi Arabia
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
SAR3.35
|
$1.30
BOB8.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.67
SAR13.75
|
$2.66
BOB18.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.52
SAR24.45
|
$3.48
BOB24.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
SAR9.55
|
$1.93
BOB13.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.27
SAR12.26
|
$1.67
BOB11.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
$0.89
BOB6.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
$0.45
BOB3.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
SAR2.74
|
$0.54
BOB3.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
$0.64
BOB4.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
SAR2.37
|
$0.65
BOB4.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SAR2.27
|
$0.46
BOB3.18
|
|
pay 25.7% less for transportation
Saudi Arabia
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.30
SAR8.64
|
$2.02
BOB13.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.83
SAR141.89
|
$26.17
BOB180.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,221.79
SAR94,594.28
|
$16,174.39
BOB111,662.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.96
SAR67.36
|
$13.68
BOB94.43
|
|
pay 35.6% less for housing
Saudi Arabia
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.85
SAR276.98
|
$48.31
BOB333.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$390.65
SAR1,465.14
|
$311.39
BOB2,149.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.05
SAR1,050.34
|
$215.91
BOB1,490.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.53
SAR320.79
|
$30.22
BOB208.63
|
|
pay 40.9% less for childcare
Saudi Arabia
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$296.51
SAR1,112.06
|
$178.93
BOB1,235.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,039.49
SAR22,651.09
|
$3,497.25
BOB24,143.76
|
|
pay 38.8% less for entertainment and sports
Saudi Arabia
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.65
SAR6.17
|
$1.94
BOB13.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
SAR13.72
|
$2.50
BOB17.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
SAR26.70
|
$2.89
BOB19.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$99.67
SAR373.83
|
$40.81
BOB281.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.24
SAR64.66
|
$6.69
BOB46.21
|
|
pay 14.9% less for clothing
Saudi Arabia
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.59
SAR163.48
|
$45.46
BOB313.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.89
SAR213.37
|
$51.97
BOB358.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.76
SAR351.64
|
$65.38
BOB451.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.91
SAR292.19
|
$58.33
BOB402.71
|
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