Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 2.4 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Bangladesh
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.72
৳189.78
|
$3.44
Bs23.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.57
৳502.71
|
$6.51
Bs45.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
৳29.54
|
$0.97
Bs6.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
৳16.20
|
$0.75
Bs5.21
|
|
pay 82.8% more for groceries
Bangladesh
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
৳60.97
|
$1.28
Bs8.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.59
৳395.17
|
$2.45
Bs17.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
৳292.23
|
$3.60
Bs25.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.09
৳120.31
|
$1.54
Bs10.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.99
৳108.48
|
$1.77
Bs12.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
৳86.06
|
$0.98
Bs6.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
৳37.12
|
$0.47
Bs3.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
৳82.29
|
$0.51
Bs3.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
৳27.87
|
$0.60
Bs4.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
৳13.25
|
$0.55
Bs3.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
৳25.29
|
$0.52
Bs3.60
|
|
pay 78.9% more for transportation
Bangladesh
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.62
৳397.90
|
$2.03
Bs14.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.91
৳1,750.66
|
$31.11
Bs216.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,425.27
৳4,007,579.54
|
$15,452.82
Bs107,432.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.61
৳397.41
|
$15.23
Bs105.87
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Bangladesh
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.12
৳3,313.46
|
$52.88
Bs367.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$92.95
৳10,226.50
|
$306.54
Bs2,131.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$61.78
৳6,796.65
|
$213.11
Bs1,481.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.62
৳2,818.26
|
$29.25
Bs203.38
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Bangladesh
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.38
৳3,452.64
|
$170.51
Bs1,185.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,066.75
৳117,366.27
|
$3,636.74
Bs25,283.70
|
|
pay 66.0% more for entertainment and sports
Bangladesh
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.65
৳401.44
|
$2.13
Bs14.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
৳173.24
|
$2.36
Bs16.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.76
৳303.16
|
$2.73
Bs19.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.02
৳1,322.80
|
$41.42
Bs287.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.23
৳465.73
|
$7.53
Bs52.36
|
|
pay 89.6% more for clothing
Bangladesh
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.07
৳2,208.17
|
$41.05
Bs285.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.91
৳2,300.62
|
$48.50
Bs337.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$39.14
৳4,306.15
|
$65.57
Bs455.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.10
৳4,082.25
|
$57.30
Bs398.36
|
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