Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 33.2% more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Chad, you would:
pay 8.0% less for restaurants
Chad
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,062
|
$3.44
Bs23.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,249
|
$6.51
Bs44.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA567
|
$0.97
Bs6.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA412
|
$0.75
Bs5.18
|
|
pay 30.7% less for groceries
Chad
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.28
Bs8.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.45
Bs16.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,196
|
$3.60
Bs24.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,176
|
$1.54
Bs10.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.77
Bs12.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,520
|
$0.98
Bs6.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA444
|
$0.47
Bs3.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
$0.51
Bs3.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA390
|
$0.60
Bs4.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA421
|
$0.55
Bs3.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA281
|
$0.52
Bs3.58
|
|
pay 10.3% more for transportation
Chad
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA2,022
|
$2.03
Bs14.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$31.11
Bs214.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,980,596
|
$15,452.82
Bs106,774.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$15.23
Bs105.22
|
|
pay 33.8% less for housing
Chad
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA48,120
|
$52.88
Bs365.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA718,671
|
$306.54
Bs2,118.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA84,210
|
$213.11
Bs1,472.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA118,278
|
$29.25
Bs202.14
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Chad
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA19,076
|
$170.51
Bs1,178.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,031,137
|
$3,636.74
Bs25,128.80
|
|
pay 21.2% more for entertainment and sports
Chad
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA825
|
$2.13
Bs14.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,117
|
$2.36
Bs16.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,237
|
$2.73
Bs18.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA82,491
|
$41.42
Bs286.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,093
|
$7.53
Bs52.04
|
|
pay 10.0% less for clothing
Chad
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,623
|
$41.05
Bs283.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA56,713
|
$48.50
Bs335.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA28,356
|
$65.57
Bs453.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA82,491
|
$57.30
Bs395.92
|
|
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