Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 21.0% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 16.0% more for restaurants
Belarus
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.76
BYN25.32
|
$3.44
Bs23.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
BYN15.79
|
$6.51
Bs45.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BYN2.45
|
$0.97
Bs6.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BYN1.57
|
$0.75
Bs5.18
|
|
pay 17.5% more for groceries
Belarus
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$1.28
Bs8.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
BYN10.66
|
$2.45
Bs16.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
BYN9.61
|
$3.60
Bs24.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.34
BYN4.39
|
$1.54
Bs10.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
BYN5.82
|
$1.77
Bs12.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
BYN1.91
|
$0.98
Bs6.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
BYN2.73
|
$0.47
Bs3.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.88
|
$0.51
Bs3.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
BYN3.45
|
$0.60
Bs4.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.14
|
$0.55
Bs3.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
BYN1.01
|
$0.52
Bs3.58
|
|
pay 45.7% more for transportation
Belarus
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.40
BYN11.09
|
$2.03
Bs14.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.41
BYN53.58
|
$31.11
Bs215.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,188.13
BYN69,173.86
|
$15,452.82
Bs106,913.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.84
BYN19.07
|
$15.23
Bs105.36
|
|
pay 83.7% more for housing
Belarus
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.49
BYN40.79
|
$52.88
Bs365.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$253.76
BYN828.47
|
$306.54
Bs2,120.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.77
BYN537.93
|
$213.11
Bs1,474.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.75
BYN155.88
|
$29.25
Bs202.40
|
|
pay 69.5% less for childcare
Belarus
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$713.88
BYN2,330.65
|
$170.51
Bs1,179.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,807.37
BYN32,018.57
|
$3,636.74
Bs25,161.57
|
|
pay 68.8% more for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.96
BYN3.13
|
$2.13
Bs14.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
BYN5.46
|
$2.36
Bs16.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.70
BYN5.54
|
$2.73
Bs18.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.31
BYN95.70
|
$41.42
Bs286.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
BYN13.84
|
$7.53
Bs52.11
|
|
pay 15.3% less for clothing
Belarus
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.92
BYN202.16
|
$41.05
Bs283.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.03
BYN120.89
|
$48.50
Bs335.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.08
BYN267.96
|
$65.57
Bs453.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.90
BYN303.29
|
$57.30
Bs396.43
|
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