Cost of living comparison
Jersey is 3.9 times more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in Jersey instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 5.2 times more for restaurants
Bolivia
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
BOB23.73
|
$49.68
£39.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.51
BOB44.96
|
$8.69
£6.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
BOB6.71
|
$2.54
£2.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BOB5.17
|
$1.74
£1.39
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Bolivia
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
BOB8.81
|
$2.12
£1.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.45
BOB16.95
|
$4.40
£3.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
BOB24.88
|
$6.78
£5.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
BOB10.63
|
$4.61
£3.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BOB12.20
|
$4.27
£3.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
BOB6.76
|
$1.63
£1.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
BOB3.24
|
$1.13
£0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
BOB3.55
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BOB4.17
|
$1.61
£1.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
BOB3.83
|
$0.95
£0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BOB3.58
|
$0.75
£0.59
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Bolivia
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.03
BOB13.99
|
$6.86
£5.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.11
BOB214.83
|
$64.59
£51.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,452.82
BOB106,714.58
|
$28,940.94
£23,064.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.23
BOB105.17
|
$35.31
£28.14
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for housing
Bolivia
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.88
BOB365.15
|
$59.54
£47.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$306.54
BOB2,116.93
|
$1,792.17
£1,428.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$213.11
BOB1,471.67
|
$1,632.47
£1,300.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
BOB202.03
|
$145.06
£115.60
|
|
pay 8.3 times more for childcare
Bolivia
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.51
BOB1,177.53
|
$1,971.83
£1,571.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,636.74
BOB25,114.73
|
$18,449.33
£14,703.01
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Bolivia
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.13
BOB14.74
|
$7.14
£5.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
BOB16.32
|
$4.35
£3.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
BOB18.88
|
$12.82
£10.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.42
BOB286.02
|
$76.60
£61.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
BOB52.01
|
$16.15
£12.87
|
|
pay 74.7% more for clothing
Bolivia
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.05
BOB283.47
|
$95.82
£76.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
BOB334.92
|
$51.82
£41.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.57
BOB452.84
|
$102.17
£81.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.30
BOB395.70
|
$116.23
£92.62
|
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