Cost of living comparison
Spain is 94.9% more expensive than Bolivia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.6 times more in Spain
- Groceries
-
pay 59.5% more in Spain
- Transportation
-
pay 92.1% more in Spain
- Housing
-
pay 2.6 times more in Spain
- Childcare
-
pay 2.2 times more in Spain
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 42.7% more in Spain
- Clothing
-
pay 35.1% more in Spain
The cost of restaurants, housing, childcare, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Spain are more expensive than in Bolivia. Notably, restaurants, housing, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Spain.
If you lived in Spain instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Bolivia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.05
BOB21.17
|
$13.87
€13.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
BOB47.95
|
$9.22
€8.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
BOB6.52
|
$2.13
€2.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BOB5.11
|
$1.58
€1.53
|
|
pay 59.5% more for groceries
Bolivia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
BOB8.79
|
$1.30
€1.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.34
BOB16.26
|
$6.37
€6.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
BOB25.14
|
$4.16
€4.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.94
BOB13.44
|
$2.66
€2.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
BOB10.73
|
$3.36
€3.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
BOB6.61
|
$0.99
€0.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
BOB3.09
|
$0.81
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
BOB3.74
|
$0.87
€0.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
BOB4.37
|
$1.13
€1.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BOB4.31
|
$0.72
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
BOB3.39
|
$0.81
€0.79
|
|
pay 92.1% more for transportation
Bolivia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.00
BOB13.90
|
$6.38
€6.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.96
BOB180.18
|
$34.26
€33.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,221.21
BOB112,593.42
|
$33,643.92
€32,575.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.22
BOB91.79
|
$14.57
€14.10
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Bolivia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.11
BOB313.13
|
$31.87
€30.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.61
BOB2,357.24
|
$872.36
€844.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$201.58
BOB1,399.19
|
$692.13
€670.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
BOB203.02
|
$103.97
€100.67
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Bolivia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$177.46
BOB1,231.80
|
$385.97
€373.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,275.34
BOB22,734.57
|
$7,352.21
€7,118.72
|
|
pay 42.7% more for entertainment and sports
Bolivia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.78
BOB12.33
|
$2.84
€2.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.57
BOB17.86
|
$1.98
€1.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
BOB18.06
|
$5.66
€5.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.68
BOB240.71
|
$42.87
€41.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.37
BOB44.22
|
$8.63
€8.36
|
|
pay 35.1% more for clothing
Bolivia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.88
BOB290.70
|
$75.89
€73.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.40
BOB335.97
|
$32.12
€31.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.94
BOB429.95
|
$77.96
€75.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.65
BOB379.31
|
$91.38
€88.48
|
|
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