Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 48.8% cheaper than Barbados.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Barbados, you would:
pay 54.6% less for restaurants
Barbados
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
$60.00
|
$3.44
Bs23.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.41
$20.82
|
$6.51
Bs44.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
$3.51
|
$0.97
Bs6.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
$2.86
|
$0.75
Bs5.18
|
|
pay 64.2% less for groceries
Barbados
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.61
$5.23
|
$1.28
Bs8.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.69
$15.38
|
$2.45
Bs16.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.27
$26.54
|
$3.60
Bs24.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.07
$10.13
|
$1.54
Bs10.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.36
$10.73
|
$1.77
Bs12.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.74
$3.47
|
$0.98
Bs6.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.29
$2.58
|
$0.47
Bs3.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
$3.45
|
$0.51
Bs3.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.44
$4.88
|
$0.60
Bs4.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
$2.55
|
$0.55
Bs3.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.64
$3.27
|
$0.52
Bs3.58
|
|
pay 60.5% less for transportation
Barbados
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.94
$15.88
|
$2.03
Bs14.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$55.50
$111.00
|
$31.11
Bs214.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,500.00
$85,000.00
|
$15,452.82
Bs106,774.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.15
$76.30
|
$15.23
Bs105.22
|
|
pay 46.4% less for housing
Barbados
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.33
$118.67
|
$52.88
Bs365.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.61
$1,261.21
|
$306.54
Bs2,118.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.78
$895.56
|
$213.11
Bs1,472.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.02
$200.04
|
$29.25
Bs202.14
|
|
pay 36.0% less for childcare
Barbados
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$313.33
$626.67
|
$170.51
Bs1,178.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,944.44
$9,888.89
|
$3,636.74
Bs25,128.80
|
|
pay 42.2% less for entertainment and sports
Barbados
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
$5.26
|
$2.13
Bs14.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.50
$9.00
|
$2.36
Bs16.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.98
$17.96
|
$2.73
Bs18.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$82.23
$164.46
|
$41.42
Bs286.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
$20.25
|
$7.53
Bs52.04
|
|
pay 37.8% less for clothing
Barbados
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.75
$135.50
|
$41.05
Bs283.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.00
$114.00
|
$48.50
Bs335.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.01
$284.03
|
$65.57
Bs453.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.83
$201.67
|
$57.30
Bs395.92
|
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