Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 3.2 times more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Bolivia
|
Guernsey
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
BOB23.80
|
$18.79
£14.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.51
BOB45.10
|
$8.69
£6.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
BOB6.73
|
$2.30
£1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BOB5.19
|
$1.63
£1.30
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Bolivia
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
BOB8.84
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.45
BOB17.00
|
$5.70
£4.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
BOB24.95
|
$6.94
£5.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
BOB10.66
|
$4.80
£3.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BOB12.24
|
$3.13
£2.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
BOB6.78
|
$2.71
£2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
BOB3.25
|
$2.68
£2.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
BOB3.56
|
$1.67
£1.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BOB4.18
|
$1.95
£1.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
BOB3.84
|
$1.11
£0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BOB3.59
|
$0.82
£0.65
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Bolivia
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.03
BOB14.03
|
$6.41
£5.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.11
BOB215.47
|
$50.62
£40.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,452.82
BOB107,035.61
|
$28,537.25
£22,746.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.23
BOB105.48
|
$24.01
£19.14
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Bolivia
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.88
BOB366.25
|
$62.19
£49.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$306.54
BOB2,123.29
|
$1,570.37
£1,251.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$213.11
BOB1,476.10
|
$1,409.56
£1,123.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
BOB202.63
|
$147.13
£117.27
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for childcare
Bolivia
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.51
BOB1,181.07
|
$1,425.66
£1,136.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,636.74
BOB25,190.28
|
$16,919.68
£13,486.12
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Bolivia
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.13
BOB14.78
|
$5.68
£4.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
BOB16.37
|
$3.84
£3.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
BOB18.93
|
$9.76
£7.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.42
BOB286.88
|
$74.46
£59.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
BOB52.17
|
$9.24
£7.36
|
|
pay 51.4% more for clothing
Bolivia
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.05
BOB284.32
|
$90.66
£72.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
BOB335.92
|
$37.47
£29.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.57
BOB454.20
|
$85.36
£68.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.30
BOB396.89
|
$101.62
£81.00
|
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