Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 10.0% more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 15.5% more for restaurants
Bolivia
|
South Africa
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
BOB23.73
|
$7.74
ZAR143.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.51
BOB44.96
|
$3.92
ZAR72.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
BOB6.71
|
$0.87
ZAR16.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BOB5.17
|
$0.65
ZAR12.05
|
|
pay 2.4% less for groceries
Bolivia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
BOB8.81
|
$0.82
ZAR15.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.45
BOB16.95
|
$3.09
ZAR57.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
BOB24.88
|
$3.51
ZAR64.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
BOB10.63
|
$1.71
ZAR31.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BOB12.20
|
$1.85
ZAR34.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
BOB6.76
|
$0.61
ZAR11.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
BOB3.24
|
$0.57
ZAR10.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
BOB3.55
|
$0.59
ZAR10.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BOB4.17
|
$0.59
ZAR10.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
BOB3.83
|
$0.47
ZAR8.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BOB3.58
|
$0.47
ZAR8.61
|
|
pay 31.6% more for transportation
Bolivia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.03
BOB13.99
|
$4.65
ZAR86.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.11
BOB214.83
|
$40.67
ZAR752.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,452.82
BOB106,714.58
|
$18,011.69
ZAR333,378.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.23
BOB105.17
|
$7.53
ZAR139.43
|
|
pay 56.3% more for housing
Bolivia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.88
BOB365.15
|
$48.06
ZAR889.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$306.54
BOB2,116.93
|
$341.02
ZAR6,312.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$213.11
BOB1,471.67
|
$317.79
ZAR5,881.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
BOB202.03
|
$80.15
ZAR1,483.49
|
|
pay 11.5% less for childcare
Bolivia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.51
BOB1,177.53
|
$157.19
ZAR2,909.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,636.74
BOB25,114.73
|
$3,082.89
ZAR57,061.18
|
|
pay 22.0% less for entertainment and sports
Bolivia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.13
BOB14.74
|
$1.70
ZAR31.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
BOB16.32
|
$1.67
ZAR30.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
BOB18.88
|
$2.56
ZAR47.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.42
BOB286.02
|
$30.74
ZAR568.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
BOB52.01
|
$5.40
ZAR99.90
|
|
pay 2.3% more for clothing
Bolivia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.05
BOB283.47
|
$43.19
ZAR799.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
BOB334.92
|
$26.96
ZAR498.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.57
BOB452.84
|
$80.72
ZAR1,493.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.30
BOB395.70
|
$71.81
ZAR1,329.13
|
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