Cost of living comparison
Germany is 2.4 times more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in Germany instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Bolivia
|
Germany
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.17
BOB21.89
|
$13.72
€12.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
BOB48.16
|
$10.18
€9.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
BOB7.02
|
$2.83
€2.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
BOB5.25
|
$2.48
€2.31
|
|
pay 93.0% more for groceries
Bolivia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
BOB9.00
|
$2.11
€1.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
BOB18.39
|
$6.75
€6.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
BOB24.04
|
$4.24
€3.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
BOB13.38
|
$3.55
€3.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
BOB11.52
|
$7.19
€6.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
BOB6.14
|
$1.26
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
BOB3.08
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
BOB3.72
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
BOB4.43
|
$1.39
€1.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BOB4.48
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
BOB3.18
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Bolivia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.02
BOB13.98
|
$7.16
€6.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.17
BOB180.95
|
$54.61
€50.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,174.39
BOB111,823.84
|
$29,249.82
€27,284.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.68
BOB94.56
|
$23.30
€21.73
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Bolivia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.31
BOB333.97
|
$49.15
€45.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$311.39
BOB2,152.84
|
$800.45
€746.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$215.91
BOB1,492.72
|
$616.33
€574.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.22
BOB208.93
|
$232.30
€216.70
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Bolivia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$178.93
BOB1,237.08
|
$434.24
€405.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,497.25
BOB24,178.70
|
$12,512.98
€11,672.37
|
|
pay 88.3% more for entertainment and sports
Bolivia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.94
BOB13.38
|
$4.33
€4.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
BOB17.25
|
$3.44
€3.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.89
BOB19.95
|
$8.81
€8.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.81
BOB282.14
|
$35.42
€33.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
BOB46.28
|
$12.56
€11.72
|
|
pay 51.8% more for clothing
Bolivia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.46
BOB314.32
|
$83.65
€78.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.97
BOB359.30
|
$41.29
€38.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.38
BOB452.02
|
$89.84
€83.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$58.33
BOB403.29
|
$120.25
€112.17
|
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