Cost of living comparison
Samoa is 96.7% more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in Samoa instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 48.2% more for restaurants
Bolivia
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
Bs23.89
|
$4.59
WST12.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.51
Bs45.27
|
$10.59
WST29.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
Bs6.75
|
$1.46
WST4.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
Bs5.21
|
$1.10
WST3.07
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Bolivia
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
Bs8.87
|
$1.21
WST3.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.45
Bs17.07
|
$8.09
WST22.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
Bs25.05
|
$4.17
WST11.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
Bs10.70
|
$2.72
WST7.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
Bs12.28
|
$2.66
WST7.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
Bs6.81
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
Bs3.26
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
Bs3.57
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
Bs4.19
|
$4.16
WST11.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
Bs3.85
|
$0.77
WST2.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
Bs3.60
|
$0.83
WST2.33
|
|
pay 34.5% more for transportation
Bolivia
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.03
Bs14.08
|
$3.75
WST10.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.11
Bs216.27
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,452.82
Bs107,432.55
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.23
Bs105.87
|
$12.78
WST35.78
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for housing
Bolivia
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.88
Bs367.61
|
$109.70
WST307.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$306.54
Bs2,131.17
|
$1,100.71
WST3,081.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$213.11
Bs1,481.57
|
$440.28
WST1,232.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
Bs203.38
|
$420.86
WST1,178.41
|
|
pay 47.4% less for childcare
Bolivia
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.51
Bs1,185.45
|
$76.44
WST214.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,636.74
Bs25,283.70
|
$2,201.42
WST6,163.98
|
|
pay 40.6% more for entertainment and sports
Bolivia
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.13
Bs14.84
|
$3.67
WST10.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
Bs16.43
|
$3.24
WST9.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
Bs19.00
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.42
Bs287.95
|
$49.53
WST138.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
Bs52.36
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
|
pay 28.1% more for clothing
Bolivia
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.05
Bs285.37
|
$50.00
WST140.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
Bs337.17
|
$49.35
WST138.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.57
Bs455.89
|
$75.00
WST210.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.30
Bs398.36
|
$100.00
WST280.00
|
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