Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 10.6% cheaper than Bolivia.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 21.4% less for restaurants
Bolivia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
BOB23.80
|
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.51
BOB45.10
|
$5.00
SOS2,858
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
BOB6.73
|
$0.62
SOS357
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BOB5.19
|
$0.43
SOS243
|
|
pay 27.6% more for groceries
Bolivia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
BOB8.84
|
$1.16
SOS665
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.45
BOB17.00
|
$2.48
SOS1,417
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
BOB24.95
|
$5.32
SOS3,043
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
BOB10.66
|
$2.27
SOS1,296
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BOB12.24
|
$1.89
SOS1,079
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
BOB6.78
|
$1.68
SOS962
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
BOB3.25
|
$0.67
SOS380
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
BOB3.56
|
$1.27
SOS726
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BOB4.18
|
$0.42
SOS239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
BOB3.84
|
$0.48
SOS274
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BOB3.59
|
$0.48
SOS276
|
|
pay 11.0% more for transportation
Bolivia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.03
BOB14.03
|
$3.85
SOS2,200
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.11
BOB215.47
|
$42.50
SOS24,294
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,452.82
BOB107,035.61
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,787,348
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.23
BOB105.48
|
$9.60
SOS5,488
|
|
pay 6.8% more for housing
Bolivia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.88
BOB366.25
|
$41.00
SOS23,437
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$306.54
BOB2,123.29
|
$197.57
SOS112,936
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$213.11
BOB1,476.10
|
$86.54
SOS49,469
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
BOB202.63
|
$71.50
SOS40,871
|
|
pay 71.8% less for childcare
Bolivia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.51
BOB1,181.07
|
$51.88
SOS29,653
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,636.74
BOB25,190.28
|
$950.00
SOS543,042
|
|
pay 21.5% more for entertainment and sports
Bolivia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.13
BOB14.78
|
$8.00
SOS4,573
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
BOB16.37
|
$1.12
SOS640
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
BOB18.93
|
$1.93
SOS1,100
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.42
BOB286.88
|
$25.62
SOS14,648
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
BOB52.17
|
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
|
pay 48.0% less for clothing
Bolivia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.05
BOB284.32
|
$18.04
SOS10,313
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
BOB335.92
|
$20.50
SOS11,718
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.57
BOB454.20
|
$21.33
SOS12,195
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.30
BOB396.89
|
$51.17
SOS29,248
|
|
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