Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 46.9% more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 43.9% more for restaurants
Colombia
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
COP10,566.09
|
$3.44
BOB23.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.26
COP20,511.01
|
$6.51
BOB45.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
COP2,346.81
|
$0.97
BOB6.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
COP1,789.21
|
$0.75
BOB5.19
|
|
pay 38.4% more for groceries
Colombia
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
COP3,403.98
|
$1.28
BOB8.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.61
COP6,279.91
|
$2.45
BOB17.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
COP12,778.97
|
$3.60
BOB24.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
COP6,438.24
|
$1.54
BOB10.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
COP6,065.93
|
$1.77
BOB12.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
COP3,242.33
|
$0.98
BOB6.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
COP1,145.42
|
$0.47
BOB3.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
COP1,433.50
|
$0.51
BOB3.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
COP1,545.84
|
$0.60
BOB4.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
COP1,185.09
|
$0.55
BOB3.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
COP1,304.23
|
$0.52
BOB3.59
|
|
pay 18.0% more for transportation
Colombia
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.04
COP7,941.18
|
$2.03
BOB14.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.61
COP92,123.23
|
$31.11
BOB215.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,617.95
COP57,028,221.89
|
$15,452.82
BOB107,035.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.28
COP44,005.36
|
$15.23
BOB105.48
|
|
pay 44.5% more for housing
Colombia
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.37
COP83,385.50
|
$52.88
BOB366.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.57
COP813,679.67
|
$306.54
BOB2,123.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$176.18
COP687,332.76
|
$213.11
BOB1,476.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.64
COP181,953.53
|
$29.25
BOB202.63
|
|
pay 42.2% more for childcare
Colombia
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.33
COP407,035.10
|
$170.51
BOB1,181.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,004.13
COP11,719,838.85
|
$3,636.74
BOB25,190.28
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Colombia
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
COP3,494.80
|
$2.13
BOB14.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
COP4,703.26
|
$2.36
BOB16.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
COP7,401.10
|
$2.73
BOB18.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.34
COP71,552.35
|
$41.42
BOB286.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.91
COP11,365.17
|
$7.53
BOB52.17
|
|
pay 28.6% more for clothing
Colombia
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.50
COP157,991.35
|
$41.05
BOB284.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.32
COP106,599.00
|
$48.50
BOB335.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.30
COP235,231.29
|
$65.57
BOB454.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.16
COP176,173.49
|
$57.30
BOB396.89
|
|
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