Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 19.6% cheaper than Chile.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Chile, you would:
pay 29.4% less for restaurants
Chile
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
CLF0.2500
|
$3.44
BOB23.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
CLF0.2300
|
$6.51
BOB44.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
CLF0.0500
|
$0.97
BOB6.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
CLF0.0400
|
$0.75
BOB5.17
|
|
pay 20.5% less for groceries
Chile
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
CLF0.0400
|
$1.28
BOB8.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.79
CLF0.1600
|
$2.45
BOB16.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
CLF0.1500
|
$3.60
BOB24.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
CLF0.1000
|
$1.54
BOB10.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
CLF0.0900
|
$1.77
BOB12.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$0.98
BOB6.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
$0.47
BOB3.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
$0.51
BOB3.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
CLF0.0300
|
$0.60
BOB4.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CLF0.0200
|
$0.55
BOB3.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
CLF0.0200
|
$0.52
BOB3.58
|
|
pay 23.2% less for transportation
Chile
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
CLF0.1800
|
$2.03
BOB13.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.36
CLF1.5800
|
$31.11
BOB214.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,551.34
CLF597.1500
|
$15,452.82
BOB106,714.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.31
CLF0.4500
|
$15.23
BOB105.17
|
|
pay 17.8% less for housing
Chile
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.10
CLF1.0200
|
$52.88
BOB365.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$449.67
CLF15.3000
|
$306.54
BOB2,116.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.32
CLF13.1800
|
$213.11
BOB1,471.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.11
CLF3.3400
|
$29.25
BOB202.03
|
|
pay 36.1% less for childcare
Chile
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.26
CLF10.6200
|
$170.51
BOB1,177.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,973.52
CLF169.2100
|
$3,636.74
BOB25,114.73
|
|
pay 18.5% less for entertainment and sports
Chile
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.15
CLF0.1100
|
$2.13
BOB14.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.82
CLF0.1000
|
$2.36
BOB16.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
CLF0.2000
|
$2.73
BOB18.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.65
CLF1.4900
|
$41.42
BOB286.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.56
CLF0.2200
|
$7.53
BOB52.01
|
|
pay 8.2% more for clothing
Chile
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.97
CLF1.6300
|
$41.05
BOB283.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
CLF1.0000
|
$48.50
BOB334.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.17
CLF2.1200
|
$65.57
BOB452.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.99
CLF2.5500
|
$57.30
BOB395.70
|
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