Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 2.5 times more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 53.9% more for restaurants
Sri Lanka
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.68
LKR800.42
|
$3.17
BOB21.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
LKR1,928.58
|
$6.97
BOB48.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
LKR190.24
|
$1.02
BOB7.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
LKR98.66
|
$0.76
BOB5.24
|
|
pay 9.0% less for groceries
Sri Lanka
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
LKR174.36
|
$1.30
BOB8.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.28
LKR1,876.67
|
$2.66
BOB18.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
LKR1,787.16
|
$3.48
BOB24.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
LKR637.81
|
$1.93
BOB13.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
LKR675.88
|
$1.67
BOB11.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.80
LKR837.63
|
$0.89
BOB6.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
LKR126.05
|
$0.45
BOB3.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.35
LKR702.79
|
$0.54
BOB3.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LKR182.34
|
$0.64
BOB4.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
LKR136.91
|
$0.65
BOB4.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
LKR128.88
|
$0.46
BOB3.18
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Sri Lanka
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.75
LKR1,417.49
|
$2.02
BOB13.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.21
LKR1,854.22
|
$26.17
BOB180.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,035.83
LKR9,867,418.96
|
$16,174.39
BOB111,662.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.08
LKR919.54
|
$13.68
BOB94.43
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Sri Lanka
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.05
LKR4,195.77
|
$48.31
BOB333.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$150.86
LKR45,061.44
|
$311.39
BOB2,149.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.60
LKR30,345.33
|
$215.91
BOB1,490.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.30
LKR9,048.87
|
$30.22
BOB208.63
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for childcare
Sri Lanka
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$24.77
LKR7,397.22
|
$178.93
BOB1,235.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$520.09
LKR155,343.44
|
$3,497.25
BOB24,143.76
|
|
pay 57.2% more for entertainment and sports
Sri Lanka
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
LKR601.43
|
$1.94
BOB13.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.33
LKR695.04
|
$2.50
BOB17.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.45
LKR2,226.49
|
$2.89
BOB19.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.08
LKR3,607.99
|
$40.81
BOB281.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.25
LKR970.42
|
$6.69
BOB46.21
|
|
pay 87.5% more for clothing
Sri Lanka
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.19
LKR8,120.53
|
$45.46
BOB313.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.21
LKR5,440.20
|
$51.97
BOB358.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.88
LKR16,391.20
|
$65.38
BOB451.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.71
LKR9,768.92
|
$58.33
BOB402.71
|
|
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