Cost of living comparison

Egypt

compared to

Bolivia

Bolivia vs. Egypt Cost of Living Summary

Bolivia is 41.9% more expensive than Egypt overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.8% less in Bolivia
Groceries: pay 39.2% more in Bolivia
Transportation: pay 23.8% more in Bolivia
Housing: pay 89.2% more in Bolivia
Childcare: pay 68.2% more in Bolivia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.6% more in Bolivia
Clothing: pay 9.1% less in Bolivia

The cost of housing, childcare, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Bolivia are more expensive than in Egypt. Expenses including clothing and restaurants are lower in Bolivia. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Bolivia.

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Bolivia vs. Egypt Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bolivia instead of Egypt, you would:

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pay 3.8% less for restaurants

	Egypt	Bolivia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.51 EGP187.77	$2.00 BOB23.44	-42.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.31 EGP230.49	$4.54 BOB53.06	+5.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 EGP17.68	$0.71 BOB8.31	+115.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 EGP8.48	$0.52 BOB6.12	+230.0%
Average			-3.8%

Egypt vs. Bolivia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 39.2% more for groceries

	Egypt	Bolivia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP31.81	$0.97 BOB11.38	+63.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.76 EGP93.98	$1.77 BOB20.69	+0.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.17 EGP169.66	$2.66 BOB31.04	-16.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.31 EGP70.13	$1.33 BOB15.50	+1.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.86 EGP99.39	$1.28 BOB15.01	-30.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.66 EGP35.06	$0.81 BOB9.46	+23.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.31 EGP16.30	$0.36 BOB4.25	+19.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.22 EGP11.66	$0.37 BOB4.34	+70.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.16 EGP8.82	$0.63 BOB7.38	+282.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.15 EGP7.84	$0.31 BOB3.65	+112.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.16 EGP8.43	$0.31 BOB3.60	+95.2%
Average			+39.2%

Egypt vs. Bolivia - Cost of groceries

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pay 23.8% more for transportation

	Egypt	Bolivia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.62 EGP86.48	$2.28 BOB26.70	+41.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.01 EGP427.93	$21.33 BOB249.40	+166.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,467.25 EGP2M	$13,953.84 BOB163K	-55.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 EGP155.82	$7.32 BOB85.57	+151.0%
Average			+23.8%

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pay 89.2% more for housing

	Egypt	Bolivia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.64 EGP729.09	$21.45 BOB250.79	+57.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$142.90 EGP7,637.83	$279.68 BOB3,270.08	+95.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$97.14 EGP5,191.98	$198.23 BOB2,317.77	+104.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$13.66 EGP730.06	$20.53 BOB240.01	+50.3%
Average			+89.2%

Egypt vs. Bolivia - Cost of housing

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pay 68.2% more for childcare

	Egypt	Bolivia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$71.34 EGP3,813.22	$120.46 BOB1,408.41	+68.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,650.38 EGP88,212.88	$2,766.38 BOB32,345.61	+67.6%
Average			+68.2%

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pay 17.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Egypt	Bolivia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.52 EGP81.38	$1.39 BOB16.21	-9.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.35 EGP72.10	$1.70 BOB19.90	+26.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.84 EGP98.53	$1.72 BOB20.16	-6.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.84 EGP1,060.49	$22.62 BOB264.50	+14.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.05 EGP163.28	$4.70 BOB54.99	+54.0%
Average			+17.6%

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pay 9.1% less for clothing

	Egypt	Bolivia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.85 EGP1,060.94	$30.62 BOB358.01	+54.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.58 EGP2,008.58	$29.25 BOB341.97	-22.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.18 EGP5,996.15	$52.01 BOB608.10	-53.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$45.89 EGP2,452.87	$56.19 BOB657.00	+22.4%
Average			-9.1%

Egypt vs. Bolivia - Cost of clothing

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