Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 3.6% more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in Argentina instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 26.9% more for restaurants
Bolivia
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
BOB23.73
|
$6.95
ARS6,106.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.51
BOB44.96
|
$4.91
ARS4,316.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
BOB6.71
|
$1.18
ARS1,033.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BOB5.17
|
$0.81
ARS714.57
|
|
pay 5.9% less for groceries
Bolivia
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
BOB8.81
|
$1.16
ARS1,017.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.45
BOB16.95
|
$3.30
ARS2,897.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
BOB24.88
|
$3.02
ARS2,650.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
BOB10.63
|
$1.48
ARS1,299.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BOB12.20
|
$1.86
ARS1,635.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
BOB6.76
|
$0.70
ARS617.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
BOB3.24
|
$0.61
ARS533.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
BOB3.55
|
$0.48
ARS419.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BOB4.17
|
$0.61
ARS539.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
BOB3.83
|
$0.31
ARS275.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BOB3.58
|
$0.37
ARS326.45
|
|
pay 11.1% more for transportation
Bolivia
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.03
BOB13.99
|
$3.41
ARS2,993.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.11
BOB214.83
|
$19.26
ARS16,915.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,452.82
BOB106,714.58
|
$24,101.65
ARS21,167,088.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.23
BOB105.17
|
$8.86
ARS7,777.11
|
|
pay 16.3% less for housing
Bolivia
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.88
BOB365.15
|
$21.98
ARS19,300.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$306.54
BOB2,116.93
|
$237.02
ARS208,160.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$213.11
BOB1,471.67
|
$180.77
ARS158,760.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
BOB202.03
|
$38.32
ARS33,650.82
|
|
pay 0.5% less for childcare
Bolivia
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.51
BOB1,177.53
|
$116.37
ARS102,199.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,636.74
BOB25,114.73
|
$4,756.21
ARS4,177,102.67
|
|
pay 33.6% less for entertainment and sports
Bolivia
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.13
BOB14.74
|
$1.80
ARS1,580.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
BOB16.32
|
$1.63
ARS1,434.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
BOB18.88
|
$1.91
ARS1,678.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.42
BOB286.02
|
$22.57
ARS19,822.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
BOB52.01
|
$4.09
ARS3,591.25
|
|
pay 43.2% more for clothing
Bolivia
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.05
BOB283.47
|
$59.01
ARS51,827.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
BOB334.92
|
$50.10
ARS44,000.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.57
BOB452.84
|
$112.10
ARS98,448.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.30
BOB395.70
|
$88.63
ARS77,835.03
|
|
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