Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 19.0% cheaper than Bolivia.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 40.8% less for restaurants
Bolivia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
Bs23.74
|
$3.01
₺97.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.51
Bs44.99
|
$3.65
₺118.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
Bs6.71
|
$0.62
₺20.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
Bs5.18
|
$0.22
₺7.08
|
|
pay 31.6% less for groceries
Bolivia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
Bs8.82
|
$0.39
₺12.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.45
Bs16.96
|
$2.61
₺84.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
Bs24.89
|
$3.07
₺99.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
Bs10.64
|
$1.40
₺45.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
Bs12.21
|
$1.59
₺51.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
Bs6.77
|
$0.30
₺9.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
Bs3.24
|
$0.52
₺16.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
Bs3.55
|
$0.31
₺9.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
Bs4.17
|
$0.42
₺13.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
Bs3.83
|
$0.22
₺7.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
Bs3.58
|
$0.19
₺6.30
|
|
pay 28.5% more for transportation
Bolivia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.03
Bs14.00
|
$4.34
₺140.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.11
Bs214.95
|
$15.27
₺496.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,452.82
Bs106,774.38
|
$34,350.89
₺1,115,909.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.23
Bs105.22
|
$4.33
₺140.50
|
|
pay 19.1% less for housing
Bolivia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.88
Bs365.36
|
$8.38
₺272.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$306.54
Bs2,118.11
|
$218.27
₺7,090.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$213.11
Bs1,472.50
|
$144.02
₺4,678.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
Bs202.14
|
$49.50
₺1,608.02
|
|
pay 3.6% less for childcare
Bolivia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.51
Bs1,178.19
|
$165.99
₺5,392.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,636.74
Bs25,128.80
|
$3,471.33
₺112,768.20
|
|
pay 40.8% less for entertainment and sports
Bolivia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.13
Bs14.75
|
$1.90
₺61.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
Bs16.33
|
$1.55
₺50.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
Bs18.89
|
$1.64
₺53.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.42
Bs286.18
|
$20.05
₺651.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
Bs52.04
|
$2.50
₺81.19
|
|
pay 25.8% less for clothing
Bolivia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.05
Bs283.62
|
$29.99
₺974.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
Bs335.10
|
$25.86
₺840.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.57
Bs453.09
|
$62.92
₺2,044.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.30
Bs395.92
|
$42.57
₺1,382.78
|
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