Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 23.5% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Albania, you would:
pay 2.6% less for restaurants
Albania
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.36
ALL500
|
$3.44
BOB23.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
ALL456
|
$6.51
BOB44.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
ALL123
|
$0.97
BOB6.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
ALL59
|
$0.75
BOB5.17
|
|
pay 18.6% more for groceries
Albania
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
$1.28
BOB8.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
ALL286
|
$2.45
BOB16.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
ALL472
|
$3.60
BOB24.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ALL219
|
$1.54
BOB10.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
ALL217
|
$1.77
BOB12.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
ALL41
|
$0.98
BOB6.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL69
|
$0.47
BOB3.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ALL53
|
$0.51
BOB3.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ALL50
|
$0.60
BOB4.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
ALL31
|
$0.55
BOB3.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
ALL29
|
$0.52
BOB3.58
|
|
pay 8.1% more for transportation
Albania
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
ALL706
|
$2.03
BOB13.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
ALL1,174
|
$31.11
BOB214.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,366.08
ALL1,620,791
|
$15,452.82
BOB106,714.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.05
ALL2,058
|
$15.23
BOB105.17
|
|
pay 45.5% more for housing
Albania
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.93
ALL1,581
|
$52.88
BOB365.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.36
ALL24,953
|
$306.54
BOB2,116.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.27
ALL18,038
|
$213.11
BOB1,471.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.46
ALL6,109
|
$29.25
BOB202.03
|
|
pay 51.4% more for childcare
Albania
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.94
ALL10,821
|
$170.51
BOB1,177.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,335.62
ALL217,985
|
$3,636.74
BOB25,114.73
|
|
pay 38.5% more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
ALL136
|
$2.13
BOB14.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
ALL121
|
$2.36
BOB16.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
ALL288
|
$2.73
BOB18.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.37
ALL3,021
|
$41.42
BOB286.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.13
ALL478
|
$7.53
BOB52.01
|
|
pay 4.7% more for clothing
Albania
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.49
ALL3,686
|
$41.05
BOB283.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
ALL2,999
|
$48.50
BOB334.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.30
ALL6,468
|
$65.57
BOB452.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.40
ALL7,691
|
$57.30
BOB395.70
|
|
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