Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 3.3 times more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
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Bolivia
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.05
BOB21.04
|
$18.70
£14.68
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
BOB47.65
|
$9.25
£7.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
BOB6.48
|
$2.23
£1.75
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BOB5.08
|
$1.57
£1.23
|
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pay 70.7% more for groceries
|
Bolivia
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
BOB8.73
|
$1.53
£1.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.34
BOB16.15
|
$4.35
£3.42
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
BOB24.98
|
$5.92
£4.65
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.94
BOB13.36
|
$3.77
£2.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
BOB10.66
|
$3.70
£2.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
BOB6.57
|
$1.23
£0.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
BOB3.07
|
$0.67
£0.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
BOB3.71
|
$1.26
£0.99
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
BOB4.34
|
$1.42
£1.11
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BOB4.28
|
$0.65
£0.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
BOB3.37
|
$0.65
£0.51
|
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pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Bolivia
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.00
BOB13.81
|
$7.07
£5.55
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.96
BOB179.04
|
$98.23
£77.13
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,221.21
BOB111,881.48
|
$34,832.80
£27,350.96
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.22
BOB91.21
|
$17.15
£13.47
|
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pay 4.4 times more for housing
|
Bolivia
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.11
BOB311.15
|
$39.40
£30.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.61
BOB2,342.34
|
$1,243.58
£976.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$201.58
BOB1,390.34
|
$1,020.84
£801.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
BOB201.74
|
$229.21
£179.98
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for childcare
|
Bolivia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$177.46
BOB1,224.01
|
$1,497.56
£1,175.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,275.34
BOB22,590.82
|
$18,629.32
£14,627.88
|
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pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bolivia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.78
BOB12.25
|
$5.63
£4.42
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.57
BOB17.75
|
$4.12
£3.24
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
BOB17.95
|
$17.47
£13.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.68
BOB239.19
|
$45.31
£35.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.37
BOB43.94
|
$12.89
£10.13
|
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pay 48.3% more for clothing
|
Bolivia
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.88
BOB288.86
|
$78.43
£61.58
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.40
BOB333.85
|
$40.13
£31.51
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.94
BOB427.23
|
$90.36
£70.95
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.65
BOB376.91
|
$96.72
£75.95
|
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