Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 28.6% cheaper than Sweden.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 51.0% less for restaurants
Sweden
|
Bolivia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
SEK122.92
|
$3.17
BOB21.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.30
SEK101.01
|
$6.97
BOB48.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK20.92
|
$1.02
BOB7.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
SEK20.47
|
$0.76
BOB5.24
|
|
pay 44.9% less for groceries
Sweden
|
Bolivia
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.55
SEK27.69
|
$1.30
BOB8.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
SEK57.67
|
$2.66
BOB18.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
SEK60.72
|
$3.48
BOB24.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
SEK41.50
|
$1.93
BOB13.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
SEK53.09
|
$1.67
BOB11.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
SEK13.22
|
$0.89
BOB6.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
SEK11.61
|
$0.45
BOB3.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
SEK12.36
|
$0.54
BOB3.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
SEK19.59
|
$0.64
BOB4.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK7.24
|
$0.65
BOB4.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
SEK7.86
|
$0.46
BOB3.18
|
|
pay 52.0% less for transportation
Sweden
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.80
SEK73.90
|
$2.02
BOB13.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.13
SEK740.19
|
$26.17
BOB180.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,059.79
SEK293,974.29
|
$16,174.39
BOB111,662.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.32
SEK231.61
|
$13.68
BOB94.43
|
|
pay 30.2% less for housing
Sweden
|
Bolivia
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.04
SEK315.44
|
$48.31
BOB333.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.36
SEK9,488.03
|
$311.39
BOB2,149.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$653.04
SEK7,094.53
|
$215.91
BOB1,490.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.04
SEK750.06
|
$30.22
BOB208.63
|
|
pay 35.1% more for childcare
Sweden
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.10
SEK1,315.62
|
$178.93
BOB1,235.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,856.48
SEK31,032.45
|
$3,497.25
BOB24,143.76
|
|
pay 41.3% less for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
SEK74.03
|
$1.94
BOB13.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
SEK40.69
|
$2.50
BOB17.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.25
SEK67.87
|
$2.89
BOB19.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
SEK428.21
|
$40.81
BOB281.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.75
SEK149.35
|
$6.69
BOB46.21
|
|
pay 15.9% less for clothing
Sweden
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.13
SEK870.57
|
$45.46
BOB313.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.51
SEK374.87
|
$51.97
BOB358.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.17
SEK892.66
|
$65.38
BOB451.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.97
SEK1,281.63
|
$58.33
BOB402.71
|
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