Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 18.7% cheaper than Yemen.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 29.0% less for restaurants
Yemen
|
Bolivia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$3.17
BOB21.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,402
|
$6.97
BOB48.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
YER427
|
$1.02
BOB7.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$0.76
BOB5.25
|
|
pay 51.3% less for groceries
Yemen
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
YER378
|
$1.30
BOB9.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
YER980
|
$2.66
BOB18.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.55
YER2,636
|
$3.48
BOB24.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.78
YER1,195
|
$1.93
BOB13.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.47
YER1,367
|
$1.67
BOB11.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
YER645
|
$0.89
BOB6.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
YER203
|
$0.45
BOB3.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.27
YER568
|
$0.54
BOB3.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
YER309
|
$0.64
BOB4.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
YER279
|
$0.65
BOB4.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
YER211
|
$0.46
BOB3.18
|
|
pay 46.7% less for transportation
Yemen
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$2.02
BOB13.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.29
YER12,818
|
$26.17
BOB180.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,009.60
YER4,000,796
|
$16,174.39
BOB111,749.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.99
YER7,995
|
$13.68
BOB94.50
|
|
pay 13.5% less for housing
Yemen
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.76
YER20,931
|
$48.31
BOB333.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.69
YER61,897
|
$311.39
BOB2,151.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$175.00
YER43,733
|
$215.91
BOB1,491.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
YER19,286
|
$30.22
BOB208.80
|
|
pay 67.7% more for childcare
Yemen
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.95
YER19,229
|
$178.93
BOB1,236.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,403.23
YER850,468
|
$3,497.25
BOB24,162.67
|
|
pay 22.9% less for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
YER710
|
$1.94
BOB13.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
YER941
|
$2.50
BOB17.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
YER1,094
|
$2.89
BOB19.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.72
YER19,423
|
$40.81
BOB281.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.06
YER1,263
|
$6.69
BOB46.25
|
|
pay 35.5% less for clothing
Yemen
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.84
YER16,952
|
$45.46
BOB314.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,756
|
$51.97
BOB359.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.85
YER20,455
|
$65.38
BOB451.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.24
YER28,299
|
$58.33
BOB403.03
|
|
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