Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 48.6% cheaper than Florida.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Florida, you would:
pay 57.5% less for restaurants
Florida
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.03
|
$3.44
Bs23.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
|
$6.51
Bs44.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.97
Bs6.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
|
$0.75
Bs5.18
|
|
pay 57.4% less for groceries
Florida
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.21
|
$1.28
Bs8.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.22
|
$2.45
Bs16.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.26
|
$3.60
Bs24.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
|
$1.54
Bs10.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.09
|
$1.77
Bs12.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.33
|
$0.98
Bs6.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.47
Bs3.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.97
|
$0.51
Bs3.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.20
|
$0.60
Bs4.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
|
$0.55
Bs3.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.46
|
$0.52
Bs3.58
|
|
pay 29.8% less for transportation
Florida
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.44
|
$2.03
Bs14.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.60
|
$31.11
Bs214.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,899.31
|
$15,452.82
Bs106,774.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.08
|
$15.23
Bs105.22
|
|
pay 67.4% less for housing
Florida
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.94
|
$52.88
Bs365.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,757.68
|
$306.54
Bs2,118.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,518.55
|
$213.11
Bs1,472.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.44
|
$29.25
Bs202.14
|
|
pay 78.8% less for childcare
Florida
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$960.80
|
$170.51
Bs1,178.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,658.88
|
$3,636.74
Bs25,128.80
|
|
pay 39.8% less for entertainment and sports
Florida
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.81
|
$2.13
Bs14.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.36
|
$2.36
Bs16.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.52
|
$2.73
Bs18.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.38
|
$41.42
Bs286.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.34
|
$7.53
Bs52.04
|
|
pay 9.5% less for clothing
Florida
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.23
|
$41.05
Bs283.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.60
|
$48.50
Bs335.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.15
|
$65.57
Bs453.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.70
|
$57.30
Bs395.92
|
|
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