Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 72.6% more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 36.9% more for restaurants
Somalia
|
Bolivia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$3.44
BOB23.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,855
|
$6.51
BOB44.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$0.97
BOB6.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
SOS243
|
$0.75
BOB5.17
|
|
pay 11.4% less for groceries
Somalia
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS664
|
$1.28
BOB8.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,416
|
$2.45
BOB16.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,039
|
$3.60
BOB24.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,294
|
$1.54
BOB10.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,078
|
$1.77
BOB12.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS961
|
$0.98
BOB6.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS380
|
$0.47
BOB3.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS725
|
$0.51
BOB3.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS238
|
$0.60
BOB4.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$0.55
BOB3.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS276
|
$0.52
BOB3.58
|
|
pay 17.2% more for transportation
Somalia
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,197
|
$2.03
BOB13.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,267
|
$31.11
BOB214.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,781,945
|
$15,452.82
BOB106,680.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,481
|
$15.23
BOB105.13
|
|
pay 42.8% more for housing
Somalia
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,410
|
$52.88
BOB365.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS112,809
|
$306.54
BOB2,116.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,413
|
$213.11
BOB1,471.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,825
|
$29.25
BOB201.96
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Somalia
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,620
|
$170.51
BOB1,177.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS542,430
|
$3,636.74
BOB25,106.77
|
|
pay 46.0% more for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,568
|
$2.13
BOB14.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS639
|
$2.36
BOB16.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,099
|
$2.73
BOB18.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,631
|
$41.42
BOB285.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$7.53
BOB52.00
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Somalia
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,301
|
$41.05
BOB283.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,705
|
$48.50
BOB334.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,181
|
$65.57
BOB452.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,215
|
$57.30
BOB395.57
|
|
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