Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 45.3% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of France, you would:
pay 59.6% less for restaurants
France
|
Bolivia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€15.08
|
$3.44
Bs23.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.33
|
$6.51
Bs45.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.58
|
$0.97
Bs6.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.76
|
$0.75
Bs5.21
|
|
pay 46.7% less for groceries
France
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.55
|
$1.28
Bs8.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.78
|
$2.45
Bs17.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.97
|
$3.60
Bs25.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.25
|
$1.54
Bs10.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.88
|
$1.77
Bs12.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.22
|
$0.98
Bs6.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.47
Bs3.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.21
|
$0.51
Bs3.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.41
|
$0.60
Bs4.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$0.55
Bs3.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.96
|
$0.52
Bs3.60
|
|
pay 42.9% less for transportation
France
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.33
|
$2.03
Bs14.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€49.03
|
$31.11
Bs216.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,516.32
|
$15,452.82
Bs107,432.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.87
|
$15.23
Bs105.87
|
|
pay 33.0% less for housing
France
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€28.92
|
$52.88
Bs367.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€711.11
|
$306.54
Bs2,131.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€570.95
|
$213.11
Bs1,481.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€126.24
|
$29.25
Bs203.38
|
|
pay 71.2% less for childcare
France
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€630.34
|
$170.51
Bs1,185.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,572.64
|
$3,636.74
Bs25,283.70
|
|
pay 36.9% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.83
|
$2.13
Bs14.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.74
|
$2.36
Bs16.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.38
|
$2.73
Bs19.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€35.51
|
$41.42
Bs287.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.49
|
$7.53
Bs52.36
|
|
pay 27.1% less for clothing
France
|
Bolivia
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€79.63
|
$41.05
Bs285.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€36.37
|
$48.50
Bs337.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€85.05
|
$65.57
Bs455.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€114.72
|
$57.30
Bs398.36
|
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