Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 39.4% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 66.5% more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,885
|
$3.44
BOB23.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫124,795
|
$6.51
BOB44.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,092
|
$0.97
BOB6.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,770
|
$0.75
BOB5.17
|
|
pay 13.1% less for groceries
Vietnam
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,098
|
$1.28
BOB8.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫175,932
|
$2.45
BOB16.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,762
|
$3.60
BOB24.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,099
|
$1.54
BOB10.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,280
|
$1.77
BOB12.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,523
|
$0.98
BOB6.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,227
|
$0.47
BOB3.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,753
|
$0.51
BOB3.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,563
|
$0.60
BOB4.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,092
|
$0.55
BOB3.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,704
|
$0.52
BOB3.58
|
|
pay 83.4% more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫102,959
|
$2.03
BOB13.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫203,250
|
$31.11
BOB214.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,029,943,428
|
$15,452.82
BOB106,714.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫150,839
|
$15.23
BOB105.17
|
|
pay 94.5% more for housing
Vietnam
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫254,603
|
$52.88
BOB365.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,270,917
|
$306.54
BOB2,116.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,628,623
|
$213.11
BOB1,471.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,063,849
|
$29.25
BOB202.03
|
|
pay 44.4% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,761,966
|
$170.51
BOB1,177.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫257,525,912
|
$3,636.74
BOB25,114.73
|
|
pay 85.6% more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,791
|
$2.13
BOB14.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,320
|
$2.36
BOB16.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,737
|
$2.73
BOB18.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫634,479
|
$41.42
BOB286.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫98,091
|
$7.53
BOB52.01
|
|
pay 3.3% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫855,563
|
$41.05
BOB283.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫749,539
|
$48.50
BOB334.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,288,919
|
$65.57
BOB452.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,694,072
|
$57.30
BOB395.70
|
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