Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 40.4% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Finland, you would:
pay 56.6% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Bolivia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.76
|
$3.44
BOB23.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
€8.82
|
$6.51
BOB44.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
€2.41
|
$0.97
BOB6.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
€1.64
|
$0.75
BOB5.17
|
|
pay 37.1% less for groceries
Finland
|
Bolivia
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
€2.23
|
$1.28
BOB8.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.72
|
$2.45
BOB16.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
€3.79
|
$3.60
BOB24.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.75
|
$1.54
BOB10.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
€4.50
|
$1.77
BOB12.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$0.98
BOB6.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.47
BOB3.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$0.51
BOB3.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
€1.66
|
$0.60
BOB4.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.55
BOB3.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$0.52
BOB3.58
|
|
pay 49.5% less for transportation
Finland
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
€8.27
|
$2.03
BOB13.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.04
€53.90
|
$31.11
BOB214.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,560.99
€27,451.82
|
$15,452.82
BOB106,714.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.72
€19.24
|
$15.23
BOB105.17
|
|
pay 16.1% less for housing
Finland
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.03
€21.38
|
$52.88
BOB365.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$744.51
€691.39
|
$306.54
BOB2,116.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$617.65
€573.58
|
$213.11
BOB1,471.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.36
€89.48
|
$29.25
BOB202.03
|
|
pay 52.5% less for childcare
Finland
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$346.47
€321.75
|
$170.51
BOB1,177.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,931.98
€7,366.03
|
$3,636.74
BOB25,114.73
|
|
pay 48.5% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.11
€6.60
|
$2.13
BOB14.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
€3.88
|
$2.36
BOB16.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.96
€9.25
|
$2.73
BOB18.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€40.82
|
$41.42
BOB286.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.18
€14.10
|
$7.53
BOB52.01
|
|
pay 22.8% less for clothing
Finland
|
Bolivia
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.09
€82.74
|
$41.05
BOB283.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€33.69
|
$48.50
BOB334.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.40
€75.59
|
$65.57
BOB452.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.91
€109.50
|
$57.30
BOB395.70
|
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