Cost of living comparison
Minnesota is 2.9 times more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in Minnesota instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Bolivia
|
Minnesota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
Bs23.64
|
$20.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.51
Bs44.79
|
$9.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
Bs6.68
|
$2.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
Bs5.15
|
$1.73
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Bolivia
|
Minnesota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
Bs8.78
|
$3.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.45
Bs16.89
|
$5.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
Bs24.78
|
$3.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
Bs10.59
|
$3.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
Bs12.15
|
$5.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
Bs6.74
|
$2.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
Bs3.22
|
$0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
Bs3.54
|
$2.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
Bs4.15
|
$2.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
Bs3.81
|
$1.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
Bs3.56
|
$1.51
|
|
pay 51.4% more for transportation
Bolivia
|
Minnesota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.03
Bs13.93
|
$3.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.11
Bs214.00
|
$56.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,452.82
Bs106,304.34
|
$20,857.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.23
Bs104.76
|
$17.05
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Bolivia
|
Minnesota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.88
Bs363.75
|
$80.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$306.54
Bs2,108.79
|
$1,228.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$213.11
Bs1,466.01
|
$1,147.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
Bs201.25
|
$130.76
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for childcare
Bolivia
|
Minnesota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.51
Bs1,173.01
|
$1,264.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,636.74
Bs25,018.18
|
$13,757.33
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Bolivia
|
Minnesota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.13
Bs14.68
|
$5.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
Bs16.26
|
$4.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
Bs18.80
|
$9.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.42
Bs284.92
|
$69.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
Bs51.81
|
$12.32
|
|
pay 21.3% more for clothing
Bolivia
|
Minnesota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.05
Bs282.38
|
$40.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
Bs333.63
|
$33.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.57
Bs451.10
|
$79.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.30
Bs394.18
|
$112.90
|
|
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