Cost of living comparison

Bolivia

compared to

South Korea

South Korea vs. Bolivia Cost of Living Summary

South Korea is 2.6 times more expensive than Bolivia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in South Korea
Groceries: pay 4.0 times more in South Korea
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in South Korea
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in South Korea
Childcare: pay 5.8 times more in South Korea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in South Korea
Clothing: pay 82.4% more in South Korea

The cost of childcare, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in South Korea are more expensive than in Bolivia. Notably, childcare, groceries, and housing are significantly more expensive in South Korea.

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South Korea vs. Bolivia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in South Korea instead of Bolivia, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Bolivia	South Korea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.00 BOB23.44	$7.06 ₩9,422	+252.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.54 BOB53.06	$6.17 ₩8,230	+35.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 BOB8.31	$1.53 ₩2,039	+114.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 BOB6.12	$0.88 ₩1,181	+69.0%
Average			+123.2%

Bolivia vs. South Korea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.0 times more for groceries

	Bolivia	South Korea
Bread 1 loaf	$0.97 BOB11.38	$3.04 ₩4,055	+212.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.77 BOB20.69	$6.12 ₩8,174	+246.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.66 BOB31.04	$8.23 ₩10,982	+209.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.33 BOB15.50	$2.94 ₩3,923	+121.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.28 BOB15.01	$4.11 ₩5,484	+220.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 BOB9.46	$4.00 ₩5,342	+394.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.36 BOB4.25	$1.55 ₩2,069	+326.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.37 BOB4.34	$3.00 ₩4,000	+707.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 BOB7.38	$2.63 ₩3,513	+317.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 BOB3.65	$2.03 ₩2,715	+552.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.31 BOB3.60	$1.26 ₩1,685	+310.2%
Average			+302.7%

Bolivia vs. South Korea - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Bolivia	South Korea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.28 BOB26.70	$5.01 ₩6,685	+119.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.33 BOB249.40	$46.10 ₩61,538	+116.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$13,953.84 BOB163K	$28,394.53 ₩38M	+103.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.32 BOB85.57	$8.59 ₩11,470	+17.4%
Average			+100.7%

Bolivia vs. South Korea - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Bolivia	South Korea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.45 BOB250.79	$24.34 ₩32,490	+13.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$279.68 BOB3,270.08	$561.73 ₩750K	+100.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$198.23 BOB2,317.77	$387.83 ₩518K	+95.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$20.53 BOB240.01	$153.72 ₩205K	+648.9%
Average			+135.3%

Bolivia vs. South Korea - Cost of housing

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pay 5.8 times more for childcare

	Bolivia	South Korea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$120.46 BOB1,408.41	$545.93 ₩729K	+353.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,766.38 BOB32,345.61	$20,214.53 ₩27M	+630.7%
Average			+475.5%

Bolivia vs. South Korea - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Bolivia	South Korea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.39 BOB16.21	$3.30 ₩4,403	+138.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.70 BOB19.90	$3.66 ₩4,888	+115.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.72 BOB20.16	$3.35 ₩4,467	+94.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.62 BOB264.50	$57.32 ₩76,507	+153.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.70 BOB54.99	$11.28 ₩15,062	+139.9%
Average			+132.6%

Bolivia vs. South Korea - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 82.4% more for clothing

	Bolivia	South Korea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$30.62 BOB358.01	$67.53 ₩90,139	+120.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.25 BOB341.97	$53.43 ₩71,316	+82.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$52.01 BOB608.10	$78.10 ₩104K	+50.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.19 BOB657.00	$102.84 ₩137K	+83.0%
Average			+82.4%

Bolivia vs. South Korea - Cost of clothing

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