Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 2.1 times more expensive than Eritrea.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Eritrea, you would:
pay 16.3% more for restaurants
Eritrea
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
$3.44
BOB23.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$6.51
BOB44.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
$0.97
BOB6.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
$0.75
BOB5.17
|
|
pay 5.4% less for groceries
Eritrea
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$1.28
BOB8.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.45
BOB16.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
$3.60
BOB24.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$1.54
BOB10.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.77
BOB12.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
$0.98
BOB6.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$0.47
BOB3.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
$0.51
BOB3.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
$0.60
BOB4.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
$0.55
BOB3.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$0.52
BOB3.58
|
|
pay 39.3% more for transportation
Eritrea
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
$2.03
BOB13.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$31.11
BOB214.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$15,452.82
BOB106,714.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
$15.23
BOB105.17
|
|
pay 29.9% less for housing
Eritrea
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$52.88
BOB365.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
$306.54
BOB2,116.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
$213.11
BOB1,471.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
$29.25
BOB202.03
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for childcare
Eritrea
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$170.51
BOB1,177.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
$3,636.74
BOB25,114.73
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Eritrea
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$2.13
BOB14.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
$2.36
BOB16.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$2.73
BOB18.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$41.42
BOB286.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$7.53
BOB52.01
|
|
pay 47.2% more for clothing
Eritrea
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$41.05
BOB283.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$48.50
BOB334.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$65.57
BOB452.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
$57.30
BOB395.70
|
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